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From: Allison J Parent <allisonp_at_world.std.com>
Date: Fri Sep 18 08:07:59 1998

< I have to admit that I'd love to know (from Gary) whether the
< similarities between CP/M PIP and RT-11 (or even OS/8) are
< simply coincidental or if there is something more to it...

Gary was a DEC system user and did a fair amount of cross development
on DEC platforms. DEC systems (PDP-8, PDP10, PDP-11 and later VAX) were
the models he knew and had used. There is no coincidence that CP/M and
DEC command lines and utilities were so similar.
 
Allison
Received on Fri Sep 18 1998 - 08:07:59 BST