Kildall also developed the first successful basic input/output system or BIOS, the foundation for the personal computer as we now know it. Rolander was employee number 1 at Digital Research.

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China has released its first homegrown open-source desktop operating system, named OpenKylin, state media said, as the country steps up efforts to cut reliance on U.S. technology.