-----Original Message----- From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Mike Stein Sent: Saturday, August 08, 2015 6:27 PM To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts Subject: Re: Classic programming 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 > > >> -----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 >> >> > From: Kip Koon >> >> > I have often wondered what the inspiration for the C Language was. > BCPL >> > -> MCPL -> B -> c, quite an interesting list of languages. >> >> I don't think MCPL is in there; B was directly inspired by BCPL. See > Dennis M. Ritchie, "The Development of the C Language": >> >> 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 > >

On 2015-08-08 15:14, Noel Chiappa wrote: And one should not forget Algol. Johnny

60 or 68? (and, for that matter, PL/1 should probably be considered an unsung inspiration for C as it was the implementation language for Multics in which Bell labs was a partner and must have inspired at least the name for Unix)