8 Aug
2015
8 Aug
'15
3:27 p.m.
I think I've got a 68HC11 development kit somewhere if you're
interested; I'll dig for it and contact you privately if I find it.
m
On 8/8/15, Kip Koon <computerdoc at sc.rr.com> wrote:
Hi Noel,
Thank you for correcting me. I was quite sleepy when I first read the
original email and missed the point that MCPL came later. I have just
finished reading " The Development of the C Language" and I must say that
it
was very interesting reading. I'm waiting on the Revised R&R C book to
arrive so I can begin my journey through C and especially how it relates to
Motorola's 68HC11 microcontrollers.
I viewed Dennis Ritchie's home page and read where he passed away. I of
course never knew, but I know he will be missed greatly by many people I
would imagine. I learned C++ first, so backing up and learning C should be
interesting. No doubt I will miss a few C++ features. :) Thanks again.
Take care my friend.
Kip Koon
computerdoc at sc.rr.com
http://www.cocopedia.com/wiki/index.php/Kip_Koon
Dennis M.
Ritchie, "The Development of the C Language":
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Noel
Chiappa
Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 9:15 AM
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Cc: jnc at mercury.lcs.mit.edu
Subject: Re: Classic programming
BCPL
From: Kip Koon
> I have often wondered what the inspiration for the C Language was. ->
MCPL -> B -> c, quite an interesting list of languages.
I don't think MCPL is in there; B was directly inspired by BCPL. See
http://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/chist.html
I got the impression from the previous discussion that MCPL was a later
branch.
Noel