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| From | Mike Spencer <mds@bogus.nodomain.nowhere> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.os.cpm |
| Subject | Re: Which CPM systems are most popular? |
| Date | 2025-03-08 02:53 -0400 |
| Organization | Bridgewater Institute for Advanced Study - Blacksmith Shop |
| Message-ID | <87v7skggiy.fsf@enoch.nodomain.nowhere> (permalink) |
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John <john@somewhere> writes: > But when I really started using computers was in college; and my > first was an Osborne 01. That started me down the CPM road. After > reading 'The Soul of CPM' book, I was on fire. Compared to what I > learned with the Osborne, I consider my college courses teaching me > the syntax of Fortran and Pascal to be a waste of time (and money!). I got my first computer when I was in my mid-40s. In 1987 the O1 was already obsolete. But I learned BASIC, Z80 assembler, K&R C and some LISP on it, then used it as a terminal to connect to Unix and VMS systems. I'm really happy that I started with the O1. Extensive O1 and CPM documentation available, system simple enough to understand without recursive rabbit-hole excursions. All Linux now on hardware that I don't really understand but I do understand the basic principals it all works on. (I check in on c.o.cpm periodically to watch for other O1 fans.) -- Mike Spencer Nova Scotia, Canada
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