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Date: Fri, 11 Dec 1998 15:12:50 +0100
From: Matthias Paul <PAUL-MA AT reze-1 DOT rz DOT rwth-aachen DOT de>
Subject: Re: DR WebSpyder (was Re: Visibility Report)
To: opendos AT delorie DOT com
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On Thu, 10 Dec 1998 Marc D. Williams wrote:

> >So, why does DR Web Spyder have "DR" in its title, anyway?
> >
> Hmm, good question. Since WebSpyder was based on Arachne and we
> know it wasn't based on anything Digital Research ever did I
> guess there is no reason for DR to be there.

Maybe it helps to view Caldera Thin Clients, Inc. in the UK as 
(almost) being the old Digital Research EDC (European Development 
Center), where DR DOS and Multiuser DOS originally came from. As you 
can read on Caldera's web page, many of the old DRI veterans are 
employed by Caldera. 

 Matthias
 

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