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CP/M

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CP/M

Summary

CP/M is an operating system[1]. CP/M ranks in the top 2% of operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,818 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • CP/M is the creator of Gary Kildall[3].
  • CP/M's instance of is recorded as operating system[4].
  • CP/M's developer is recorded as Digital Research[5].
  • CP/M's developer is recorded as Gary Kildall[6].
  • CP/M's copyright license is recorded as BSD licenses[7].
  • CP/M's programmed in is recorded as PL/M[8].
  • CP/M's software version identifier is recorded as 3.1 (1983)[9].
  • CP/M's Commons category is recorded as CP/M[10].
  • CP/M's platform is recorded as Intel 8080[11].
  • CP/M's platform is recorded as Intel 8085[12].
  • CP/M's platform is recorded as Zilog Z80[13].
  • CP/M's platform is recorded as Zilog Z8000[14].
  • CP/M's platform is recorded as Intel 8086[15].
  • CP/M's platform is recorded as Q667808[16].
  • CP/M was distributed by 5¼-inch floppy disk[17].
  • 1974 marks the founding of CP/M[18].
  • CP/M's official website is recorded as http://www.digitalresearch.biz/CPM.HTM[19].
  • CP/M's topic's main category is recorded as Category:CP/M[20].
  • CP/M's user manual URL is recorded as https://archive.org/details/CPM_Operating_System_Manual[21].
  • CP/M's derivative work is recorded as Q47604[22].
  • CP/M's derivative work is recorded as MP/M[23].
  • CP/M's derivative work is recorded as MicroDOS[24].
  • CP/M's derivative work is recorded as CP/J[25].
  • CP/M's derivative work is recorded as Mikros[26].
  • CP/M's derivative work is recorded as OS 703[27].

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Authorship and Creation

CP/M is the creator of Gary Kildall[3].

Publication

CP/M was distributed by 5¼-inch floppy disk[17].

Why It Matters

CP/M ranks in the top 2% of operating_system entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,818 views/month).[2] CP/M has Wikipedia articles in 28 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] CP/M is known by 20 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]

CP/M has been cited as an influence by list of DOS commands[30].

FAQs

Who did CP/M influence?

CP/M has been cited as an influence by list of DOS commands[30].

Related Entities

5¼-inch floppy disk Apple CP/M "BeeZy" BG-1000 BIOS CBASIC CP/J CP/M-86 DOS Plus Ferguson Big Board Gary Kildall Hewlett Packard HP-87 Intel 8080 Intel 8085 Intel 8086 MicroDOS Mikros Motorola 68000 MP/M NDR-Klein-Computer operating system OS 703 OS 901 PL/M RTDS-8 Turbo Pascal VisiCalc VT180 Zilog Z80 Zilog Z8000

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  24. [26] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Inverse relationships (entities pointing at this one)

  1. [30] ↑ . wikidata.org. → on this site

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [28] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [29] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · HelloImSteven · 2026-05-13 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Distribution format → —
    Open library subject id → —
    Viaf cluster id → 181931038
    Developer → Digital Research, Gary Kildall
    + 64 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P12946]]: CP/M"
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