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CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers) was a mass-market operating system created for Intel 8080/85 based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc.  The Digital Research sold version supported the Intel 8080 Development System.  CP/M was the first operating system for microcomputers.CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers) was a mass-market operating system created for Intel 8080/85 based microcomputers by Gary Kildall of Digital Research, Inc.  Digital Research sold a version that supported the Intel 8080 Development System.  CP/M was the first operating system for microcomputers.Author Sir Harold Evans wrote that Microsoft DOS inventor Tim Paterson relied heavily on an existing OS called CP/M created by programmer Gary Kildall, supporting the claim that Microsoft's First OS Was Stolen.  Microsoft used DOS to make billions in sales and pave the way for the Windows operating system.  Author Sir Harold Evans wrote that Microsoft DOS inventor Tim Paterson relied heavily on an existing OS called CP/M created by programmer Gary Kildall, supporting the claim that Microsoft's first OS was stolen.  Microsoft used DOS to make billions in sales and pave the way for the Windows operating system.  Without CP/M there would have been no DOS (Disk Operating System) and likely leaving Microsoft as only a briefly existing company in the footnotes of the personal computer.  Bill Gates seems owes everything to the tragic creator of CP/M, Gary Kildall.   Without CP/M there would have been no DOS (Disk Operating System) and likely leaving Microsoft as only a briefly existing company in the footnotes of the personal computer.  Bill Gates seems to owe everything to the tragic creator of CP/M, Gary Kildall.   Gary Kindall maintained that QDOS, and subsequently MS-DOS, had been directly copied from CP/M and thus infringed on his copyright.  Kindall died July 11, 1994 receiving no compensation from Gates or Microsoft for DOS.Kindall maintained that QDOS, and subsequently MS-DOS, had been directly copied from CP/M and thus infringed on his copyright.  Kindall died July 11, 1994 receiving no compensation from Gates or Microsoft for DOS.== CP/M Commands ==Commands for File Information and Display DIR {fileref} STAT d:{ DSK: } STAT fileref TYPE fileref PIP dev:= fileref [options] DUMP fileref Display files on a drive Display disk information Display file information Display file at console Send file to serial device Display file in hexCommands for File Alteration ED fileref {d:} ERA fileref REN newref=oldref STAT fileref $attribute LOAD fileref SAVE size fileref PIP PIP destination =source[oplions] PIP d:= fileref [options] Start editing session Erase files Rename existing file Alter file attribute Convert .HEX to .COM file Copy storage to .COM file Start PIP session Transfer single file Transfer multiple filesCommands for Serial Devices PIP dev:= fileref [options] STAT DEV: STAT VAL: STAT logical= physical Send file to serial device Display device assignments Display STAT operands Make device assignmentsCommands for Building Programs DDT {fileref} LOAD fileref SAVE size fileref Start debugging session Convert .HEX to .COM file Copy storage to .COM fileCommands for System Information STAT DEV: STAT USR: STAT VAL: Display device assignments Display user-code status Display STAT operandsCommands for System Control STAT d:=R/0 STAT logical=physical SUBMIT {d:}filename {parameters...} USER code XSUB Make drive read-only Make device assignments Run command list in file Set active user code (0-15) Supply input from fileCommands for System Generation _, MOVCPM size flag SYSGEN Build relocated CP/M Copy CP/M image to disk
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