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Lot 48:
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A vintage boxed edition of the Microsoft MS-DOS 3.3 operating system, specifically branded for Opus Technology, Limited. The front panel identifies the software as the MS-DOS 3.3 operating system and includes the Microsoft GW-BASIC Interpreter, designed for use with personal computers 100% compatible with IBM personal computers. The packaging consists of a printed tan cardboard slipcase. The lower edge of the back panel features the copyright notice: Copyright 1987 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. and the identifier 0887 Part No. 00070. Opus Technology, Limited was a prominent UK-based computer manufacturer active during the late 1980s and early 1990s, based in Leatherhead, Surrey. This item represents a piece of British computing history from the period of rapid PC adoption in the United Kingdom.
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