OS/8 partitioned RK02 disk packs. On Mon, Jan 31, 2022 at 2:38 PM Warner Losh via cctalk < cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
> 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 > > > > >
