Pete Turnbull wrote:
>
> On Sep 19, 19:03, Ward Donald Griffiths III wrote:
> > Subject: Re: CP/M definition
> > 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.
>
> The first line on page 1 of my CP/M 2.2 manual says "CP/M? is a
> monitor/control program ..."
It is indeed a monitor/control program. That does not mean that that
is what the initials stand for. In the same way I can say that WG is
a weird geek. (Actually, it's other people who usually say that -- I
just don't actively [or actually] disagree with them).
--
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 Sun Sep 20 1998 - 05:19:12 BST