About Paterson Technology
Located near Seattle, Washington, Paterson Technology is owned and operated by Tim
Paterson, the original author of DOS.
Paterson Technology develops unique hardware and software
products to
address unfilled needs in consumer electronics and software development.
Recent News:
July 21, 2008 - D11-500 and D12-500 receivers are being updated by
DirecTV. The new software requires a firmware update to the USB TV Translator.
June 28, 2008 - Tim was interviewed by BBC radio as part of their coverage of
Bill Gates' retirement from Microsoft. You can
listen to the broadcast as Tim tells the
story of how Microsoft acquired MS-DOS in a nutshell (3 min).
May 14, 2008 - USB TV Translators shipped between 3/12/08 and 4/27/08 require a
firmware
update to prevent failure. If yours has already failed,
send it back for a replacement.
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USB TV Translator
Our USB TV Translator allows your TiVo, ReplayTV, or PC to reliably control the new DirecTV
receivers that have a USB port (such as the D11, D12, and H20) without using
an "IR Blaster".
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LiveCoverage
If you develop or test software, you should be using test coverage to "test
the test". Test coverage shows you what code is and isn't being executed, so you
can write better tests.
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Origins of DOS
Learn about the history of DOS and the first DOS computer, before DOS ever appeared on the IBM PC.
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