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CP/M

CP/M, originally standing for Control Program/Monitor and later Control Program for Microcomputers, is a mass-market operating system created in 1974 for Intel 8080-based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc. CP/M is a disk operating system and its purpose is to organize files on a magnetic storage medium, and to load and run programs…

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Available in
English
Default user interface
Command-line interface (CCP.COM)
Developer
Digital Research, Inc., Gary Kildall
Influenced by
RT-11, OS/8
Initial release
1974; 52 years ago (1974)
Kernel type
Monolithic kernel

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CP/M

Nodes310
Edges309
Triples505
Avg. degree1.99
Density0.006452
Components1

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CP/M

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related to Further reading · 74
CP/M → Alex, Applications, Archived, Art, Carlson, Charles, Chris, Chuck, Computer History Museum, Computing, Conn, CP/M FAQ, CP/M's, Digital Research's CP/M, Eckhard, Electrical Engineering, February, Genre, German, Guzis
related to Compatible · 56
CP/M → At, BDOS, BIOS, Bower, Cameron, CCP, Command-line, Cotrill, CP/M-2, CP/M-80, CP/M-compatible, CPMish, Cromemco CDOS, CromemcoMSX-DOS, David Given, David Kitson, DEMOS, Digital Research, DR, DR CP/M
related to Initial success · 53
CP/M → Altair, Amstrad CPC, Amstrad PCW, Another, Apple II, Aware, BBC Micro, Bill Gates, BIOS, By, By September, Columbia University, Commodore, CP/M-based, CP/M-capable, CPU, Digital Research, Digital Research's, Digital Research's Gordon Eubanks, DOS
related to Eastern bloc · 32
CP/M → BCU880, COS-PSA, CP/A, CP/J, CP/K, CP/KC, CP/KSOB, CP/L, CP/M-80, CP/M-86, CP/Z, CSOC, CSOS, CZ-CPM, DAC, DOS-PSA, East German VEB Robotron, Eastern Bloc, HC, K8918-OS
has application · 29
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related to Legacy · 26
CP/M → After Olmstead's, Caldera, COMare, CON, Digital Research, DIR, DOS, DR-DOS, ERA/ERASE, File, In, Lineo, Microsoft Windows, MP/M, MS-DOS, October, PRN, REN/RENAME, September, The
related to Disk formats · 25
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related to Console Command Processor · 21
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related to Displacement by MS-DOS · 21
CP/M → Bill Gates, By, CP/M's, Digital Research, FAT, HDOS, However, IBM, IBM PCs, IBM Personal Computer, In, Internals, KB, Many, Microsoft, MS-DOS, MS-DOS's, Since MS-DOS, This, Upon
related to history · 20
CP/M → An, California, DECsystem-10, Digital Research, Gary Kildall, Gnat Computers, In, Intel Intellec-8, It, Kildall, Kildall's, Microcomputers, PL/M, Programming Language, San Diego, Shugart Associates, TOPS-10, Various, Within, Z80 CPUs

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cp system operating disk user use programs systems software used computer also digital command bdos file 8080 memory bios ibm

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SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
CP/MAvailable inEnglish1.00infobox
CP/MDefault user interfaceCommand-line interface (CCP.COM)1.00infobox
CP/MDeveloperDigital Research, Inc., Gary Kildall1.00infobox
CP/MInfluenced byRT-11, OS/81.00infobox
CP/MInitial release1974; 52 years ago (1974)1.00infobox
CP/MKernel typeMonolithic kernel1.00infobox
CP/MLatest release3.1 / 1983; 43 years ago (1983)1.00infobox
CP/MLicenseOriginally proprietary, now BSD-like1.00infobox
CP/MOfficial websiteDigital Research CP/M history website1.00infobox
CP/MPackage managerNone1.00infobox
CP/MSource modelOriginally closed source, now open source1.00infobox
CP/MSucceeded byMP/M, CP/M-861.00infobox
CP/MSupported platformsIntel 8080, Intel 8085, Zilog Z80, Zilog Z8000, Intel 8086, Motorola 680001.00infobox
CP/MUpdate methodRe-installation1.00infobox
CP/MWorking stateHistorical1.00infobox
CP/MWritten inPL/M, Assembly language1.00infobox
CP/Mis adisk operating system and its purpose is to organize files on a magnetic storage medium0.90text

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