IBM's representatives visited Digital Research and discussed licensing with Digital Research's licensing representative, Dorothy Kildall (née McEwen), who hesitated to sign IBM's non-disclosure agreement.
Representantes de IBM visitaron Digital Research e discutiron os termos da licenza con Dorothy McEwen Kildall, representante de licenzas de Digital, quen dubidou en asinar o contrato de IBM pois contiña unha cláusula de non divulgación.