Subject: [COFF] Comparative promptology
Date: Tue, 29 Oct 2019 19:57:22 +0000 [thread overview]
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On 28 Oct 2019 13:57 -0600, from imp at bsdimp.com (Warner Losh):
> "@ " was the TOPS-20 prompt.
> "$ " was the VMS prompt
> RSTS/E was just "Ready\n"
>
> But none of these get us closer to CP/M's > prompt.
For micros, the Apple II used "]", didn't it?
That's not exactly a ">" either, but it's somewhat period- and system
size-appropriate for early CP/M.
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