CP/M-86
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CP/M-86 is a 16-bit version of the CP/M operating system designed for Intel 8086/8088-based computers, serving as an early alternative to MS-DOS on machines like the IBM PC.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| CP/M-86 canonical | 14 |
| CP/M-86 BDOS services | 1 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
16-bit operating system
ⓘ
CP/M family operating system ⓘ operating system ⓘ |
| alternativeTo |
MS-DOS
ⓘ
MS-DOS ⓘ
surface form:
PC DOS
|
| basedOn | CP/M ⓘ |
| bootMethod | disk boot ⓘ |
| commandProcessor | Console Command Processor (CCP) ⓘ |
| companyAssociation | Digital Research, Inc. ⓘ |
| component |
CP/M
ⓘ
surface form:
BDOS
BIOS ⓘ CCP ⓘ |
| creator | Gary Kildall ⓘ |
| designedFor |
business computers
ⓘ
microcomputers ⓘ |
| developer | Digital Research ⓘ |
| distributionMedium | floppy disk ⓘ |
| fileExtensionConvention |
.CMD
ⓘ
.COM ⓘ .EXE ⓘ |
| fileNameConvention | 8.3 filename ⓘ |
| fileSystem | CP/M-style file system ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor |
Concurrent DOS
ⓘ
surface form:
Concurrent CP/M-86
DR DOS ⓘ |
| influenced |
Concurrent DOS
ⓘ
surface form:
Concurrent CP/M-86
Concurrent DOS ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
CP/M
ⓘ
surface form:
CP/M-80
|
| kernelType | monolithic kernel ⓘ |
| license | proprietary software license ⓘ |
| marketRole | early IBM PC operating system alternative ⓘ |
| notableFor | being a CP/M variant for 8086/8088-based systems ⓘ |
| operatingSystemFamily | CP/M ⓘ |
| platform |
IBM PC
ⓘ
IBM PC compatible ⓘ |
| releaseStatus | historical ⓘ |
| status | discontinued ⓘ |
| supports |
8086 real mode
ⓘ
8087 numeric coprocessor (via applications) ⓘ floppy disk storage ⓘ hard disk storage ⓘ single-tasking ⓘ single-user ⓘ |
| targetArchitecture |
Intel 8086
ⓘ
Intel 8088 ⓘ x86 ⓘ |
| userInterface | command-line interface ⓘ |
| wordSize | 16-bit ⓘ |
Referenced by (15)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
CP/M-86 BDOS services