Aucbvax.1772
fa.info-cpm
utzoo!duke!decvax!ucbvax!Farber@UDel-EE
Tue Jun 16 06:36:16 1981
More on the CP/M vs Unix talk
It is very important to remember is that CP/M is a system created
for  processors  with  small  memory (8080s < 64k) and for single
processor  configerations.   Systems  based  on   such   starting
assumptions, in general, have had severe difficulties adapting as
the memory size available  grew  and  the  systems  aimed  toward
inherently multiprocessor systems.

CP/M is an 'old fashion system'. Unix, while full of problems, is
a  system  that  is  much more in the spirit of forthcoming micro
based software systems. Note also that because  Unix  is  in  the
main  a system for larger mainframes, the micros that use it will
inherit the software that is being  produced  on  and  for  these
large  system  -- not those produced for limited size old fashion
micros.  I for one (and I am sure this will create screams) would
be  happy  to  use  MVS or VMS on a microsystem I had (if it were
available) because of the hugh variety of software that has  been
produced and will be produced for these systems.

So CP/M is fine for what it is. It will live (at least as long as
systems  it  is useful for live). But as a long term system it is
no more viable that was FMS on the 7090.

Dave