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CP/M
Cpmz80.png
A screenshot of CP/M-80.
Company / developer Digital Research, Inc. / Gary Kildall
Programmed in PL/M
Working state Historic
Source model Originally closed source, now open source
Latest stable release 3.1 / 1983
Available programming languages(s) Assembly language, BASIC, Modula-2, Pascal etc.
Supported platforms Intel 8080, Intel 8085, Zilog Z80, Intel 8086, Motorola 68000
Kernel type Monolithic kernel
Default user interface Command line interface
License Originally proprietary, now BSD-like
Official website Digital Research official CP/M page: http://www.digitalresearch.biz/CPM.HTM

CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers) was an Operating System for computers used in the 1970s and early 1980. Originally, it supported up to 64 kb of main memory. It was command-line based, and came before MS-DOS.

Images for kids

  • CP⁄M Ad, InfoWorld, November 29, 1982

    CP/M advertisement in the 29 November 1982 issue of InfoWorld magazine

  • M Karte

    Apple CP/M Card with manual

  • CP-M Plus System Guide

    CP/M Plus (CP/M 3) System Guide

  • PRO CPM-80

    DEC PRO-CP/M-80 floppy-disk distribution for the Z80-A co-processor in a DEC Professional 3xx series

  • Sanco 8001

    Sanco 8001 computer, running under CP/M 2.2 (1982)

  • Commodore CP-M cartridge for the C64 (main)

    CP/M cartridge for the Commodore 64

  • Commodore C128 CPM Screenshot 2 full

    Screenshot showing a CP/M 3.0 directory listing using the DIR command on a Commodore 128 home computer

  • CP⁄M Ad, Dec 11, 1978

    CP/M advertisement in the 11 December 1978, issue of InfoWorld magazine

  • Wordstar 4 CPM

    Distribution 5 1/4 inch diskettes and packaging for the last version (version 4) of WordStar word processing program released for 8-bit CP/M

  • MBasic 5.21

    MBASIC text output displayed on a monochrome monitor typical for that time.

  • Robotron1715SCREEN

    CP/M derivate SCP running on an East German robotron PC 1715

  • J Elwro 804 Junior

    CP/J version 2.21 running on an Elwro 804 Junior

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: CP/M para niños

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