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Pournelle, Jerry – Popular Computing, 1984
Describes the computer field before the advent of CP/M (Control Program for Microcomputers), an operating system which facilitated compatibility between different computers. CP/M's functions and flaws and the advent of Apple DOS and UCSD Pascal, two additional widely used operating systems, and the significance of their development are also…
Descriptors: Computer Software, Electronic Equipment, History, Information Processing
