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v4 was the first kernel written in C, and the assembly kernel before that already ran on a PDP-11. I doubt anyone even considered using B for this.
by aap_ 4y ago
v4 was the first kernel written in C, and the assembly kernel before that already ran on a PDP-11. I doubt anyone even considered using B for this.
- pjmlp 4y agoI stand corrected, it was v4 and not v6, yeah. For a while they used improved B versions, what Dennis calls New B, Embryonic C and Neonatal C, regarding the language evolution. https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/chist.html https://www.bell-labs.com/usr/dmr/www/chist.html