On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 12:01 PM Tom Gardner via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> There is a discussion of the origin of the term "partition" in storage > devices such as HDDs at: > > https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Disk_partitioning#Where_did_the_term_%22p > artition%22_originate > <https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Talk:Disk_partitioning#Where_did_the_term_%22partition%22_originate> > ? > > It seems clear it was used in memory well before HDDs but when it got > started there is unclear. > * IBM PC DOS v2 was an early user in 1983 with FDISK and its first PC > support of HDDs > * UNIX, Apple OS's and IBM mainframe all seem to come later. > SunOS had partitions from the start (1982). These may have been carried over from the Ubisoft port, but I've not been able to confirm that. If so, they date a little earlier. HP/UX had them in about this same time period, but my sources for that are not very good. Warner > Partitioning as a "slice" probably predates IBM PC DOS v2 > > Would appreciate some recollections about DEC usage, other minicomputers > and > the BUNCH. > > You can either post directly to Wikipedia or let me know; links to > references would greatly be appreciated > > Tom > >
