From: utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!info-cpm
Newsgroups: fa.info-cpm
Title: CP/M plus compatibility, etc.
Article-I.D.: ucbvax.360
Posted: Thu Dec 16 01:36:04 1982
Received: Sun Dec 19 13:24:49 1982

>From POURNE@Mit-Mc  Mon Dec 13 23:38:05 1982
To: CSTROM@Mit-Mc
Cc: bridger@Rand-Unix, INFO-CPM@BRL, Heiby.APSE@Hi-Multics, heiby@Hi-Multics
Via:  Mit-Mc; 12 Dec 82 2:54-EST
Via:  Brl; 12 Dec 82 3:13-EST
Via:  Brl-Bmd; 12 Dec 82 3:40-EST

Semi-confirmed rumour department: Digital research has several
pretty good hackers working on a 8088 C compiler.
	Problem is, aside from bundling in Kernighan and Ritchie
(if they are smart) will you be able to survive Digital's
documents, which will be written by their in house "Professional
technical writers" (the quotes are from a HIGh DR official)??