PL/M: The FIRST high-level language specifically for microprocessors

First off, sorry about the mike popping...it's never done that before. Anyway, SPL/M is a "small" subset of PL/M, the very first high-level language written specifically for an 8-bit microprocessor (in that case, the Intel 8008) by Dr. Gary Kildall: author of CP/M (written in PL/M!), founder of Digital Research, Inc., educator, TV host, and bon vivant. In 1977, Tom Crosley created a subset of PL/M for his 20KB RAM, 6800-based computer and made a presentation about it at the 2nd West Coast Computer Faire in 1978. The rest is history...or is it??? Crosley himself confirmed just this year that versions of SPL/M existed for the Apple II, IBM PC, and other small machines, but the code is lost...so far!
00:00 Intro
00:38 Origins of PL/M
03:50 Small PL/M
08:46 Chuck-a-Luck in SPL/M
19:19 A Horrible Snake Game
20:38 Outro
RESOURCES
SPL/M compiler and games in this video, on a FLEX 2 disk image (and A/BASIC):
www.vanportmedia.com/hm68/utilities
CREDITS
IBM 360 photos:
commons.wikime...
IBM 704 photo:
patshaughnessy...
IBM 1620 photo:
U.S. Army Natick Soldier Systems Center - Digital Commonwealth, Public Domain
Tufts Univ. Computer group, c. 1975:
researchsnappy...
Kildall/Computer Chronicles:
www.imdb.com/t...
Intel Santa Clara campus, 1971:
Intel Free Press via Flikr
Tom Crosley mug:
/ tom-crosley
Intellec 8 photo:
technischmuseu...
4004:
en.wikipedia.o...
8008:
en.wikipedia.o...
SWTPc 6800, MC6800 photos, Mike Holley (public domain)
SSB Chieftain:
www.1000bit.it...
CP/M ad:
December 11, 1978 issue of InfoWorld
Homemade PC photo:
www.valachnet.c...
Altair 680 case photo:
National Museum of American History
The Spartan Conditions here:
Camera: obsolete iPhone 5s
Microphone: castoff USB mic from a karaoke machine
Screen Recording: SimpleScreenRecorder for Linux (free)
Screen Capture: Screenshot (part of Linux Xubuntu)
Video Editing: kdenlive for Linux (free)
Audio Editing: Audacity for Linux (free)
In other words, if I can do it, so can you. :^)
Music: (c) & (p) 2022, David H. Hassler
Best regards.