Quoting sena ([EMAIL PROTECTED]): > Ken Thompson invented B in 1970. He did it for the first UNIX system, running > on the DEC PDP-7. It was an experimental language. > > B was inspired on BCPL (Basic Combined Programming Language), by Martin > Richards. BCPL was a simplification of CPL (Cambridge Programming Language).
^^^^^^^^^ That should still be "Combined". CPL was jointly developed by Cambridge and London Universities. Cheers, -- Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Tel: +44 1908 653 739 Fax: +44 1908 655 151 Snail: David Wright, Earth Science Dept., Milton Keynes, England, MK7 6AA Disclaimer: These addresses are only for reaching me, and do not signify official stationery. Views expressed here are either my own or plagiarised.