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Pioneering microcomputer company founded by Gary Kidall in California, USA in 1974 as '''Intergalactic Digital Research''' and commonly known during their early years as '''DRI''' and later as just '''DR'''. Sold the first commercially available microcomputer disk operating system in the form of [[CP/M]].
Pioneering microcomputer company founded by Gary Kildall in California, USA in 1974 as '''Intergalactic Digital Research''' and commonly known during their early years as '''DRI''' and later as just '''DR'''. Sold the first commercially available microcomputer disk operating system in the form of [[CP/M]].


==Known products==
==History==
Starting in January 1982 Automated Office GmbH in Kirchheim was distributing DRI products in central european markets. In 1983 official Digital Research branch offices in Newbury (England), Paris and Munich were established by Paul Bailey.
 
==Products==
;Operating Systems
;Operating Systems
* [[CP/M]] - OS for 8008, x80, x86, Z8000, 680x0 and 32xx0 microprocessors.
* [[CP/M]] - OS for 8008, x80, x86, Z8000, 680x0 and 32xx0 microprocessors.
* Personal CP/M-86
* Personal CP/M-86
* MP/M - multi-user OS
* [[MP/M]] - Multi-user OS
* Concurrent CP/M
* [[Concurrent CP/M]] - Merge of CP/M-86 and MP/M-86 features
* Concurrent PC DOS
* [[Concurrent DOS]]
* [[Concurrent PC DOS]] - Concurrent CP/M-86 with PC DOS compatibility
* [[Concurrent DOS XM]]
* Concurrent DOS 286
* Concurrent DOS 386
* [[DOS Plus]] - Operating system for 8086 compatible processors that ran both CP/M and DOS software.
* [[DOS Plus]] - Operating system for 8086 compatible processors that ran both CP/M and DOS software.
* FlexOS - protected mode multi-user/multitasking OS
* FlexOS - protected mode multi-user/multitasking OS
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* Display Manager
* Display Manager
* DR DRAW - Graphics software
* DR DRAW - Graphics software
* [[GEM]] - Windowing software
* [[Graphical Environment Manager]] (GEM) - Windowing software
* GSX - Graphics System eXtension
* GSX - Graphics System eXtension
;GEM Applications
* GEM Artline (by CCP)
* GEM Desktop Publisher
* GEM Draw Plus
* GEM Graph - business graphics
* GEM Presentation Team
* GEM Programmer's Toolkit
* GEM WordChart - text presentations
* GEM Write - word processor


;Languages
;Languages
* ASM86 - assembler
* ASM86 - assembler
* CBASIC - Basic compiler for CP/M and [[DOS]]
* [[CBASIC]] - Basic compiler for CP/M and [[DOS]]
* DR C-86 - C compiler
* DR C-86 - C compiler
* DR PL/I-86 Compiler
* DR PL/I-86 Compiler
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==Personnel==
==Personnel==
* [[Gary Kidall]]
*Gary Kildall
* Dorothy McEwen
*Dorothy McEwen
*Thomas Alan Rolander
*Kathryn Strutynski


==Links==
==Links==
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* [http://www.cpm8680.com/ The CP/M 86 and CP/M 80 Museum]
* [http://www.cpm8680.com/ The CP/M 86 and CP/M 80 Museum]


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[[Category:Defunct companies]]

Latest revision as of 22:29, 30 December 2023

Pioneering microcomputer company founded by Gary Kildall in California, USA in 1974 as Intergalactic Digital Research and commonly known during their early years as DRI and later as just DR. Sold the first commercially available microcomputer disk operating system in the form of CP/M.

History

Starting in January 1982 Automated Office GmbH in Kirchheim was distributing DRI products in central european markets. In 1983 official Digital Research branch offices in Newbury (England), Paris and Munich were established by Paul Bailey.

Products

Operating Systems
  • CP/M - OS for 8008, x80, x86, Z8000, 680x0 and 32xx0 microprocessors.
  • Personal CP/M-86
  • MP/M - Multi-user OS
  • Concurrent CP/M - Merge of CP/M-86 and MP/M-86 features
  • Concurrent DOS
  • Concurrent PC DOS - Concurrent CP/M-86 with PC DOS compatibility
  • Concurrent DOS XM
  • Concurrent DOS 286
  • Concurrent DOS 386
  • DOS Plus - Operating system for 8086 compatible processors that ran both CP/M and DOS software.
  • FlexOS - protected mode multi-user/multitasking OS
  • DR DOS - DOS compatible operating system
Applications
  • Access Manager
  • Display Manager
  • DR DRAW - Graphics software
  • Graphical Environment Manager (GEM) - Windowing software
  • GSX - Graphics System eXtension
GEM Applications
  • GEM Artline (by CCP)
  • GEM Desktop Publisher
  • GEM Draw Plus
  • GEM Graph - business graphics
  • GEM Presentation Team
  • GEM Programmer's Toolkit
  • GEM WordChart - text presentations
  • GEM Write - word processor
Languages
  • ASM86 - assembler
  • CBASIC - Basic compiler for CP/M and DOS
  • DR C-86 - C compiler
  • DR PL/I-86 Compiler
  • Level II COBOL - COBOL compiler (based on MF COBOL) plus Access Manager and Display Manager
  • Pascal/MT+ - Pascal compiler for x80 and x86 systems.
  • Personal BASIC
  • PL/M - Systems programming language

Personnel

  • Gary Kildall
  • Dorothy McEwen
  • Thomas Alan Rolander
  • Kathryn Strutynski

Links