CP/M-68K

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CP/M-68K is a Motorola 68000-based version of the CP/M operating system used as a foundation for early graphical environments and development platforms.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf CP/M family operating system
operating system
basedOn CP/M NERFINISHED
commandLineInterface yes
designedFor microcomputers
single-user systems
developer Digital Research NERFINISHED
distributionModel proprietary software
fileNameConvention 8.3 filename format
hasComponent BDOS NERFINISHED
BIOS
CCP-like command processor
historicalPeriod early 1980s
inCPMLineage parallel to CP/M-86
successor to CP/M-80
influenced GEM NERFINISHED
kernelType monolithic kernel
multitaskingSupport no
multiuserSupport no
notableFor bringing CP/M environment to Motorola 68000
serving as a base for early 68000 graphical user interfaces
primaryUserInterface command-line interface
programmingLanguageSupport C
Fortran NERFINISHED
Pascal NERFINISHED
assembly language
sourceModel closed source
supportsBatchProcessing limited
supportsBlockIO yes GENERATED
supportsCharacterDevices yes GENERATED
supportsConsoleIO yes GENERATED
supportsDiskDrives yes
supportsExecutableFormat .68K binaries (CP/M-68K format)
supportsFileExtensions yes GENERATED
supportsFileSystem CP/M-style file system
supportsMemoryModel flat 16- or 24-bit address space depending on hardware
supportsPrinters yes GENERATED
supportsRandomAccessFiles yes
supportsRelocatableBinaries yes GENERATED
supportsSequentialFiles yes GENERATED
supportsSerialPorts yes
supportsUserPrograms yes
targetArchitecture Motorola 68000 family NERFINISHED
targetCPU Motorola 68000 NERFINISHED
typicalUse porting CP/M applications to 68000
software development for 68000-based hardware
usedAsFoundationFor GEM NERFINISHED
development platforms for 68000-based systems
early graphical environments on 68000 systems

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