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title: "CP/M The Lingua Franca of Operating Systems"
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published_at: "2026-02-05T17:42:14+00:00"
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excerpt: "Reprinted from IN Cider."
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  title: "The Data Expansion"
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authors: "John Davidson"
volume: "5"
issue: "6"
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pubdate: "June 1988"
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Reprinted from IN Cider.