Stupid CP/M question

From: Jerome Fine <jhfine_at_idirect.com>
Date: Sat Jan 9 23:34:12 1999

>Allison J Parent wrote:

> Graphics we know were not going to happen on PDP11 or most other
> 16bit cpus as they don't address enough space. OSs were driven by
> the environment and it's tasks plus space needs.
>
> Allison

Jerome Fine replies:

While I realize that it would not have been possible to make
their graphics part of the standard OS for a PDP-11, I
was led to believe that the PR0 350/380 had access to
their bit mapped screen displays. While doing such
manipulations was likely discouraged, is that a true
statement of the situation and in a few lines, how was
it done? I may have a working PRO 350/380 and
it would be interesting.

Also, I understand that the first RT-11 was released about
1973. When was the first CP/M released? And the first
DOS?

Sincerely yours,

Jerome Fine
RT-11/TSX-PLUS User/Addict
Received on Sat Jan 09 1999 - 23:34:12 GMT