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_at_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
Received on Sat Sep 19 1998 - 18:03:03 BST