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.

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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

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CP/M influenced CP/M-86
IBM PC operatingSystem CP/M-86
CP/M successor CP/M-86