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Gary Kildall's CP/M operating system was an early form of which other operating system?

  • Windows 7

  • MS-DOS

  • OSX

  • Google Chrome OS

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CP/M was a popular early operating system for microcomputers. It was originally developed by Gary Kildall and his company Digital Research. CP/M was used on a wide variety of computers, including the Altair 8800, the IBM PC, and the Apple II. MS-DOS was originally developed by Microsoft as a clone of CP/M. It was first released in 1981 and quickly became the dominant operating system for personal computers.
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