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While large corporations areWhile large corporations are accustomed to spending hundreds or thousands of dollars on software, small computer usershave come to expect quite a bit for software in the above $100 category. They get it in CP/M. It is a major piece of softwarethat not only provides the user with an expanded, more powerful operating system, it also serves as the foundation for manyother programs. Language processors for BASIC, FORTRAN, and COBOL as well as application programs like word processors, data bases, and payroll software have been written for CP/M. These programs use the general purpose software routines incorporated in CP/M to reduce the amount of work that must be done to get a program written, debugged, and on the market. Tailoring applications software to CP/M rather than a particular computer also expands the population of potential purchasers. To the user, having CP/M means beingless dependent on the manufacturer of the computer for applications software since most programs written for CP/M can berun on any computer that has CP/M.