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kaleb@thyme.jpl.nasa.gov (Kaleb Keithley) writes:

]In article <27478@uflorida.cis.ufl.EDU> jdb@reef.cis.ufl.edu (Brian K. W. Hook) writes:
]>A friend and I got in a massive argument over who wrote the CP/M operating
]>system.  He claimed that it was "DEC" but I stated that it was DRI.  I
]>assumed all along that:
]>
]>1.  CP/M was written by Gary Kildall.
]>2.  CP/M was written by DRI
]>3.  DRI is NOT related to DEC (Digital Equipment Corporation)
]>
]>If I am in err, pleae let me know.
]>

]A little tidbit that may be more folklore than fact, is that Digital
]Research Inc (DRI) was once known as Intergalactic Digital Research.
]Only when they became moderately successful, and deemed the Intergalactic
]portion of their name to be silly, did they drop it.  And yes, DRI
]is, to my knowledge, completely unrelated to DEC.  DRI is alive and
]well selling DR DOS 5.0 and GEM, otherwise known as CP/M :-)

It is a little surprising to see that so many people (>1 outside of
DRI) know about the "Intergalactic" prefix...;-)

Yes, DRI is completely unrelated to DEC (Digital Equipment
Corporation) other than the fact that we use MicroVaxen;-)

Yes, DR DOS 5.0 is otherwise known as CP/M, just look at the copyright
dates!-)

Yes, GEM is also known as CP/M, just look at where it is now...;-}

WHAT FOLLOWS IS PURE SPECULATION:

Many of the DRI myths are so well known that it is hard to find anyone
still here, who actually remembers AND is willing to tell!-).
Certainly, Gary will not tell outside of a press interview. 

*	There is some talk of Gary's being at Intel, but only a little.

*	There is more talk of his teaching position at the Naval Post
	Graduate School, here in Monterey.  This story is much more
	prevalent.

	*	There are rumors that he had his students do the
		initial prototypes of the OS for a class (or series of
		classes) before starting Intergalactic DRI, but these
		have not been confirmed by any "old-timer" (>8 yrs
		with DRI).

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