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From: "Kerr-Mudd, John" <admin@127.0.0.1>
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Subject: Re: The joy of FORTRAN
Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2024 21:10:37 +0100
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On Wed, 25 Sep 2024 07:17:39 -1000
Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> wrote:

> rbowman <bowman@montana.com> writes:
> > Gary Kildall may have been doing that with PL/M, Programming Language for 
> > Microprocessors. It did have some PL/I DNA.
> 
> before ms/dos
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MS-DOS
> there was Seattle computer
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seattle_Computer_Products
> before Seattle computer, there was cp/m
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP/M
> before developing cp/m, kildall worked on IBM cp/67-cms at npg
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naval_Postgraduate_School
> 
> (virtual machine) CP67 (precursor to vm370)
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CP-67
> other (virtual machine) history
> http://www.leeandmelindavarian.com/Melinda#VMHist
> 
I recall Jeff Gribbin, very keen on CP67.

-- 
Bah, and indeed Humbug.