Gary Kildall — the computer scientist who could have been Bill Gates.
His mistake which eventually caused his death is the saddest story in the history of tech.

Here is the story of the man that created the first operating system but lost billions to Microsoft in the 1980s.

In 1977, Apple successfully launched its first fully-assembled PC — Apple II.
It took the PC industry just 3 years to become a billion-dollar industry.

This caught IBM's attention and decided to pose some real competition to Apple as the rage wasn't a fad.
IBM which is large and bureaucratic cooperation made them slow in decision making.

They implemented a workaround and put together a small and capable team who would go ahead to assemble a PC.

The problem is, IBM's new PC needed software (an operating system) to run.
A team from IBM approached Gates which a proposal — they needed an operating system.
Gates remarked that they can't help IBM with an OS ( Microsoft didn't have one), but he knows someone who can.

After signing an NDA, he pointed IBM in the direction of Gary Kildall.

The NDA prevented Gates from disclosing any information about the meet, but he hinted to Gary on the phone that,
"Someone is coming to see you. They are important, treat them well."

This is where it gets sad.

Gary like many brilliant scientists was more interested in innovation than business, but he had already paved the way for PCs by building the first operating system — Control Program for Microcomputers (CP/M)

His wife managed to get him to commercialize the product.
Digital Research, founded by Gary Kildall became the industry standard for operating systems.

You could say they were the Microsoft of the late 1970s.

When IBM visited, Gary wasn't home.

Probably because he didn't take Gates seriously and presumed IBM was a small startup.
Upon meeting his wife at home, they pushed for her to sign an NDA which she refused.

IBM left and this is how Gary lost the golden opportunity to Gates.

Upon getting a visit from IBM the second time, Gates decided to not let go of the opportunity this time around.

Upon meeting his wife at home, they pushed for her to sign an NDA which she refused.

IBM left and this is how Gary lost the golden opportunity to Gates.

Upon getting a visit from IBM the second time, Gates decided to not let go of the opportunity this time around.
He assured them that though Microsoft didn't have an OS, they could get one for IBM.

Microsoft bought an operating system from a small company for $75,000 — Quick and Dirty Operating System (QDOS)
QDOS was a ripoff and clone of Gary's CP/M. Similar code, just different names.

The name was changed from QDOS to MS-DOS and was packaged with every IBM PC.

For every sale, Microsoft made $40.

It was in subsequent years that MS-DOS became the Microsoft Windows.

The first IBM PC hit the market in 1981. Within a few years, IBM had made record sales of 2 million units.

This made them overtake Apple as the World's largest PC manufacturer.
But IBM made a mistake — the licensing deal for MS-DOS wasn't exclusive to their PCs. This made it legal and possible for Microsft to license MS-DOS to other competitors like Compaq and HP. A few years, Bill Gates became a billionaire.

What happened to Gay Kildall?

Gary filed a series of lawsuits after the success of IBM and Microsoft's partnership.

They settled by allowing IBM to sell both MS-DOS and C/PM with the PCs

It was now up to customers to decide whether to buy the $40 MS-DOS or the $240 CP/M.
The price discrepancy killed CP/M.
Gary's blunder and the mistake cost him his marriage as his wife divorced him.

He entered a state of fragility which took a toll on his mental health.

Gary Kildall died at 52, due to depression and alcoholism caused by criticism of his handling of a deal with IBM.

Gary Kildall's absence from home at a crucial time is considered one of the greatest business blunders in history.
Make the most of every opportunity.

Author: Micheal Asiedu''

Gary Kildall — the computer scientist who could have been Bill Gates.
His mistake which eventually caused his death is the saddest story in the history of tech.

Here is the story of the man that created the first operating system but lost billions to Microsoft in the 1980s.

In 1977, Apple successfully launched its first fully-assembled PC — Apple II.
It took the PC industry just 3 years to become a billion-dollar industry.

This caught IBM's attention and decided to pose some real competition to Apple as the rage wasn't a fad.
IBM which is large and bureaucratic cooperation made them slow in decision making.

They implemented a workaround and put together a small and capable team who would go ahead to assemble a PC.

The problem is, IBM's new PC needed software (an operating system) to run.
A team from IBM approached Gates which a proposal — they needed an operating system.
Gates remarked that they can't help IBM with an OS ( Microsoft didn't have one), but he knows someone who can.

After signing an NDA, he pointed IBM in the direction of Gary Kildall.

The NDA prevented Gates from disclosing any information about the meet, but he hinted to Gary on the phone that,
"Someone is coming to see you. They are important, treat them well."

This is where it gets sad.

Gary like many brilliant scientists was more interested in innovation than business, but he had already paved the way for PCs by building the first operating system — Control Program for Microcomputers (CP/M)

His wife managed to get him to commercialize the product.
Digital Research, founded by Gary Kildall became the industry standard for operating systems.

You could say they were the Microsoft of the late 1970s.

When IBM visited, Gary wasn't home.

Probably because he didn't take Gates seriously and presumed IBM was a small startup.
Upon meeting his wife at home, they pushed for her to sign an NDA which she refused.

IBM left and this is how Gary lost the golden opportunity to Gates.

Upon getting a visit from IBM the second time, Gates decided to not let go of the opportunity this time around.

Upon meeting his wife at home, they pushed for her to sign an NDA which she refused.

IBM left and this is how Gary lost the golden opportunity to Gates.

Upon getting a visit from IBM the second time, Gates decided to not let go of the opportunity this time around.
He assured them that though Microsoft didn't have an OS, they could get one for IBM.

Microsoft bought an operating system from a small company for $75,000 — Quick and Dirty Operating System (QDOS)
QDOS was a ripoff and clone of Gary's CP/M. Similar code, just different names.

The name was changed from QDOS to MS-DOS and was packaged with every IBM PC.

For every sale, Microsoft made $40.

It was in subsequent years that MS-DOS became the Microsoft Windows.

The first IBM PC hit the market in 1981. Within a few years, IBM had made record sales of 2 million units.

This made them overtake Apple as the World's largest PC manufacturer.
But IBM made a mistake — the licensing deal for MS-DOS wasn't exclusive to their PCs. This made it legal and possible for Microsft to license MS-DOS to other competitors like Compaq and HP. A few years, Bill Gates became a billionaire.

What happened to Gay Kildall?

Gary filed a series of lawsuits after the success of IBM and Microsoft's partnership.

They settled by allowing IBM to sell both MS-DOS and C/PM with the PCs

It was now up to customers to decide whether to buy the $40 MS-DOS or the $240 CP/M.
The price discrepancy killed CP/M.
Gary's blunder and the mistake cost him his marriage as his wife divorced him.

He entered a state of fragility which took a toll on his mental health.

Gary Kildall died at 52, due to depression and alcoholism caused by criticism of his handling of a deal with IBM.

Gary Kildall's absence from home at a crucial time is considered one of the greatest business blunders in history.
Make the most of every opportunity.

Author: Micheal Asiedu''

Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon

Morning
"I will help thee, saith the Lord." Isaiah 41:14

This morning let us hear the Lord Jesus speak to each one of us: "I will help thee." "It is but a small thing for me, thy God, to help thee. Consider what I have done already. What! not help thee? Why, I bought thee with my blood. What! not help thee? I have died for thee; and if I have done the greater, will I not do the less? Help thee! It is the least thing I will ever do for thee; I have done more, and will do more. Before the world began I chose thee. I made the covenant for thee. I laid aside my glory and became a man for thee; I gave up my life for thee; and if I did all this, I will surely help thee now. In helping thee, I am giving thee what I have bought for thee already. If thou hadst need of a thousand times as much help, I would give it thee; thou requirest little compared with what I am ready to give. 'Tis much for thee to need, but it is nothing for me to bestow. Help thee?' Fear not! If there were an ant at the door of thy granary asking for help, it would not ruin thee to give him a handful of thy wheat; and thou art nothing but a tiny insect at the door of my all-sufficiency. I will help thee.'"

O my soul, is not this enough? Dost thou need more strength than the omnipotence of the United Trinity? Dost thou want more wisdom than exists in the Father, more love than displays itself in the Son, or more power than is manifest in the influences of the Spirit? Bring hither thine empty pitcher! Surely this well will fill it. Haste, gather up thy wants, and bring them here--thine emptiness, thy woes, thy needs. Behold, this river of God is full for thy supply; what canst thou desire beside? Go forth, my soul, in this thy might. The Eternal God is thine helper!

"Fear not, I am with thee, oh, be not dismay'd!

I, I am thy God, and will still give thee aid."

Evening
"The Messiah shall be cut off, but not for himself." Daniel 9:26

Blessed be his name, there was no cause of death in him. Neither original nor actual sin had defiled him, and therefore death had no claim upon him. No man could have taken his life from him justly, for he had done no man wrong, and no man could even have lain him by force unless he had been pleased to yield himself to die. But lo, one sins and another suffers. Justice was offended by us, but found its satisfaction in him. Rivers of tears, mountains of offerings, seas of the blood of bullocks, and hills of frankincense, could not have availed for the removal of sin; but Jesus was cut off for us, and the cause of wrath was cut off at once, for sin was put away forever. Herein is wisdom, whereby substitution, the sure and speedy way of atonement, was devised! Herein is condescension, which brought Messiah, the Prince, to wear a crown of thorns, and die upon the cross! Herein is love, which led the Redeemer to lay down his life for his enemies!

It is not enough, however, to admire the spectacle of the innocent bleeding for the guilty, we must make sure of our interest therein. The special object of the Messiah's death was the salvation of his church; have we a part and a lot among those for whom he gave his life a ransom? Did the Lord Jesus stand as our representative? Are we healed by his stripes? It will be a terrible thing indeed if we should come short of a portion in his sacrifice; it were better for us that we had never been born. Solemn as the question is, it is a joyful circumstance that it is one which may be answered clearly and without mistake. To all who believe on him the Lord Jesus is a present Saviour, and upon them all the blood of reconciliation has been sprinkled. Let all who trust in the merit of Messiah's death be joyful at every remembrance of him, and let their holy gratitude lead them to the fullest consecration to his cause.

LAW 11: OFFSIDE

IFAB Laws of the Game 2022-23

1. Offside position
It is not an offence to be in an offside position.

A player is in an offside position if:
any part of the head, body or feet is in the opponents’ half (excluding the halfway line) and
any part of the head, body or feet is nearer to the opponents’ goal line than both the ball and the second-last opponent
The hands and arms of all players, including the goalkeepers, are not considered. For the purposes of determining offside, the upper boundary of the arm is in line with the bottom of the armpit.
A player is not in an offside position if level with the:
second-last opponent or
last two opponents

2. Offside offence
A player in an offside position at the moment the ball is played or touched* by a team-mate is only penalised on becoming involved in active play by:
interfering with play by playing or touching a ball passed or touched by a team-mate or
interfering with an opponent by:
preventing an opponent from playing or being able to play the ball by clearly obstructing the opponent’s line of vision or
challenging an opponent for the ball or
clearly attempting to play a ball which is close when this action impacts on an opponent or
making an obvious action which clearly impacts on the ability of an opponent to play the ball
or
gaining an advantage by playing the ball or interfering with an opponent when it has:
rebounded or been deflected off the goalpost, crossbar or an opponent
been deliberately saved by any opponent
A player in an offside position receiving the ball from an opponent who deliberately plays the ball, including by deliberate handball, is not considered to have gained an advantage, unless it was a deliberate save by any opponent.
A ‘save’ is when a player stops, or attempts to stop, a ball which is going into or very close to the goal with any part of the body except the hands/arms (unless the goalkeeper within the penalty area).

In situations where:
a player moving from, or standing in, an offside position is in the way of an opponent and interferes with the movement of the opponent towards the ball this is an offside offence if it impacts on the ability of the opponent to play or challenge for the ball; if the player moves into the way of an opponent and impedes the opponent's progress (e.g blocks the opponent) the offence should be penalised under Law 12
a player in an offside position is moving towards the ball with the intention of playing the ball and is fouled before playing or attempting to play the ball, or challenging an opponent for the ball, the foul is penalised as it has occurred before the offside offence
an offence is committed against a player in an offside position who is already playing or attempting to play the ball, or challenging an opponent for the ball, the offside offence is penalised as it has occurred before the foul challenge
*The first point of contact of the 'play' or 'touch' of the ball should be used

3. No offence
There is no offside offence if a player receives the ball directly from:
a goal kick
a throw-in
a corner kick

4. Offences and sanctions
If an offside offence occurs, the referee awards an indirect free kick where the offence occurred, including if it is in the player’s own half of the field of play.

A defending player who leaves the field of play without the referee’s permission shall be considered to be on the goal line or touchline for the purposes of offside until the next stoppage in play or until the defending team has played the ball towards the halfway line and it is outside its penalty area. If the player left the field of play deliberately, the player must be cautioned when the ball is next out of play.

An attacking player may step or stay off the field of play not to be involved in active play. If the player re-enters from the goal line and becomes involved in play before the next stoppage in play, or the defending team has played the ball towards the halfway line and it is outside its penalty area, the player shall be considered to be positioned on the goal line for the purposes of offside. A player who deliberately leaves the field of play and re-enters without the referee’s permission and is not penalised for offside and gains an advantage, must be cautioned.

If an attacking player remains stationary between the goalposts and inside the goal as the ball enters the goal, a goal must be awarded unless the player commits an offside offence or Law 12 offence in which case play is restarted with an indirect or direct free kick.

God bless and keep our mothers……..

Morning and Evening by Charles Spurgeon

Morning
"Do as thou hast said." 2 Samuel 7:25

God's promises were never meant to be thrown aside as waste paper; he intended that they should be used. God's gold is not miser's money, but is minted to be traded with. Nothing pleases our Lord better than to see his promises put in circulation; he loves to see his children bring them up to him, and say, "Lord, do as thou hast said." We glorify God when we plead his promises. Do you think that God will be any the poorer for giving you the riches he has promised? Do you dream that he will be any the less holy for giving holiness to you? Do you imagine he will be any the less pure for washing you from your sins? He has said "Come now, and let us reason together, saith the Lord: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool." Faith lays hold upon the promise of pardon, and it does not delay, saying, "This is a precious promise, I wonder if it be true?" but it goes straight to the throne with it, and pleads, "Lord, here is the promise, Do as thou hast said.'" Our Lord replies, "Be it unto thee even as thou wilt." When a Christian grasps a promise, if he does not take it to God, he dishonours him; but when he hastens to the throne of grace, and cries, "Lord, I have nothing to recommend me but this, Thou hast said it;'" then his desire shall be granted. Our heavenly Banker delights to cash his own notes. Never let the promise rust. Draw the sword of promise out of its scabbard, and use it with holy violence. Think not that God will be troubled by your importunately reminding him of his promises. He loves to hear the loud outcries of needy souls. It is his delight to bestow favours. He is more ready to hear than you are to ask. The sun is not weary of shining, nor the fountain of flowing. It is God's nature to keep his promises; therefore go at once to the throne with "Do as thou hast said."

Evening
"But I give myself unto prayer." Psalm 109:4

Lying tongues were busy against the reputation of David, but he did not defend himself; he moved the case into a higher court, and pleaded before the great King himself. Prayer is the safest method of replying to words of hatred. The Psalmist prayed in no cold-hearted manner, he gave himself to the exercise--threw his whole soul and heart into it--straining every sinew and muscle, as Jacob did when wrestling with the angel. Thus, and thus only, shall any of us speed at the throne of grace. As a shadow has no power because there is no substance in it, even so that supplication, in which a man's proper self is not thoroughly present in agonizing earnestness and vehement desire, is utterly ineffectual, for it lacks that which would give it force. "Fervent prayer," says an old divine, "like a cannon planted at the gates of heaven, makes them fly open." The common fault with the most of us is our readiness to yield to distractions. Our thoughts go roving hither and thither, and we make little progress towards our desired end. Like quicksilver our mind will not hold together, but rolls off this way and that. How great an evil this is! It injures us, and what is worse, it insults our God. What should we think of a petitioner, if, while having an audience with a prince, he should be playing with a feather or catching a fly?

Continuance and perseverance are intended in the expression of our text. David did not cry once, and then relapse into silence; his holy clamour was continued till it brought down the blessing. Prayer must not be our chance work, but our daily business, our habit and vocation. As artists give themselves to their models, and poets to their classical pursuits, so must we addict ourselves to prayer. We must be immersed in prayer as in our element, and so pray without ceasing. Lord, teach us so to pray that we may be more and more prevalent in supplication.