tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876472745480454285.post5481619657142430740..comments2023-10-26T01:36:06.267-07:00Comments on DosMan Drivel: The Contributions of CP/MTim Patersonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10420105718052222890noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876472745480454285.post-9762236340834570942011-07-09T14:00:22.019-07:002011-07-09T14:00:22.019-07:00Tim:
You fail to mention here that Gary Kildall d...Tim:<br /><br />You fail to mention here that Gary Kildall drew heavily upon another source -- DEC's RT-11 disk operating system -- for his design. Not only were most of the user level commands the same in CP/M; the APIs were also similar. Given that RT-11 was designed to be a minimal disk operating system for machines that were running "real time" applications (hence the "RT"), it was already very lean and hence a good model for CP/M.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876472745480454285.post-80956038268796863172007-11-06T05:57:00.001-08:002007-11-06T05:57:00.001-08:00I notice that you are from Issaquah.Are you relate...I notice that you are from Issaquah.<BR/><BR/>Are you related to the late Alexander Paterson, also of Issaquah?<BR/><BR/>If so, we are related as I am the Great grandson of his brother Peter Paterson<BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/><BR/>Colven Gibson<BR/>Newcastle<BR/>EnglandGeordie Parrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686533618582629185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876472745480454285.post-57099570659038326102007-11-06T05:57:00.000-08:002007-11-06T05:57:00.000-08:00I notice that you are from Issaquah.Are you relate...I notice that you are from Issaquah.<BR/><BR/>Are you related to the late Alexander Paterson, also of Issaquah?<BR/><BR/>If so, we are related as I am the Great grandson of his brother Peter Paterson<BR/><BR/>Thanks<BR/><BR/>Colven Gibson<BR/>Newcastle<BR/>EnglandGeordie Parrhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01686533618582629185noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8876472745480454285.post-52858552051273595202007-09-13T07:24:00.000-07:002007-09-13T07:24:00.000-07:00Hello Tim,I am looking for contact details of your...Hello Tim,<BR/><BR/>I am looking for contact details of yours and Mr Rod Brock ( owner of seatle computers). I will be thankful if you could provide me the same. I have recently seen a history channel episode on the QDOS, DOS and microsoft deal with seatle computers. <BR/>I have certain quesions which i thought that it would good to ask to you both directly. <BR/><BR/>regards<BR/>gopesh goyalUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12066533388468361063noreply@blogger.com