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Not only that, but CP/M itself has a rather DEC-ish flavor to it. PIP was found on RT-11 and RSTS/E (maybe RSX-11 as well?), and the drive identifier with a col
by flyinghamster 7y ago
Not only that, but CP/M itself has a rather DEC-ish flavor to it. PIP was found on RT-11 and RSTS/E (maybe RSX-11 as well?), and the drive identifier with a colon is also a nod to DEC.
- that_jojo 7y agoVMS feels like DOS if DOS were actually secretly UNIX Also, don't forget about OS/8 for the PDP-8 series. Very DOS-y, and released by DEC all the way back in '71.
- icedchai 7y agoVMS feels like DOS if that DOS was from another dimension. About the only thing they have in common is "DIR" and ".EXE" extensions.
- WorldMaker 7y agoWhich is also why it's so fascinating Windows NT sort of merged both parallel dimensions with its influences directly from both DOS and VMS.
- kjs3 7y agoIt's not a secret that CP/M was influenced by RT-11. Lots of clear similarities. Kildall and his team used DEC machines as cross development machines.