CONTROL PROGRAM FOR MICROCOMPUTERS
\kəntɹˈə͡ʊl pɹˈə͡ʊɡɹam fɔː mˌa͡ɪkɹə͡ʊkəmpjˈuːtəz], \kəntɹˈəʊl pɹˈəʊɡɹam fɔː mˌaɪkɹəʊkəmpjˈuːtəz], \k_ə_n_t_ɹ_ˈəʊ_l p_ɹ_ˈəʊ_ɡ_ɹ_a_m f_ɔː m_ˌaɪ_k_ɹ_əʊ_k_ə_m_p_j_ˈuː_t_ə_z]\
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(CP/M) An early microcomputer operatingsystem written by Gary Kildall of Digital Research for8080 and Zilog Z80-based 8-bit computers. CP/M was verypopular in the late 1970s but was virtually wiped out byMS-DOS after the release of the IBM PC in 1981.Many of CP/M's features and conventions strongly resemblethose of early DEC operating systems such as TOPS-10,OS/8, RSTS and RSX-11.CP/M might have been the OS for the IBM PC instead ofMS-DOS but Kildall wanted to keep control of his creationand only license it to IBM. Big Blue however wanted to ownand control it completely. Kildall spent the day IBM's repswanted to meet him enjoying the perfect flying weather in hisprivate plane.[Did CP/M use the same FAT file system as MS-DOS?]
By Denis Howe
Nearby Words
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