Not quite. 
CP/M is not a rename of PL/M. 
PL/M is a derivative of the programming language PL/I and was used in the 
development of CP/M - it is not an operating system. 
CP/M-86 was a later development of CP/M that was designed to run on 16-bit 
Intel processors. 
CP/M-68K was another branch of CP/M for use with Motorola 68K processors. 

From: "Murray McCullough via cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> 
To: "cctalk" <cctalk@classiccmp.org> 
Cc: "Murray McCullough" <c.murray.mccullo...@gmail.com> 
Sent: Friday, May 3, 2024 4:46:54 PM 
Subject: [cctalk] CP/M 

I came across an article that said CP/M came out in April 1974. I remember 
using this OS in the microcomputer world in the late 70ā€™s; early 80ā€™s. It 
came from PL/M, (Programming Language for Microcomputers) later renamed 
CP/M(Control Program for Microcomputers). Iā€™m not sure what its legacy is 
though as far as I can recall it was wrapped up in litigation for quite 
some time. It was used in the 8-bit world but not sure what it's role was 
in the early PC world! 

Happy computing, 

Murray šŸ™‚ 

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