19 Sep
1998
19 Sep
'98
11:03 a.m.
Sam Ismail wrote:
This is from the CP/M FAQ:
Q3: Does CP/M stand for anything?
A: (Don Kirkpatrick)
There are at least three popular answers - Control Program for
Microcomputers, Control Program for Microprocessors, and Control
Program/Monitor. The issue is clouded by authors of popular CP/M
books giving different answers. According to Gary Kildall (the
author of CP/M), in response to a direct question on the PBS show
"The Computer Chronicles" following Computer Bowl I, the answer is:
Control Program for Microcomputers. This is also consistent with
DRI documentation. See, for example, p. 4 of the DRI TEX manual.
If this is true then someone is lying (perhaps even Kildall himself).
"Control Program for Microcomputers" is what I recall from magazine
articles in the 70s and it's what's used in my CP/M 3.0 manuals.
--
Ward Griffiths <mailto:gram@cnct.com> <http://www.cnct.com/home/gram/>
When I was crossing the border into Canada, they asked me if I had any
firearms with me. I said "Well, what do you need?" -- Steven Wright