Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site wivax.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!wivax!dyer From: dyer@wivax.UUCP Newsgroups: net.micro Subject: etymology of peek and poke Message-ID: <18452@wivax.UUCP> Date: Tue, 19-Jul-83 02:12:02 EDT Article-I.D.: wivax.18452 Posted: Tue Jul 19 02:12:02 1983 Date-Received: Tue, 19-Jul-83 11:08:46 EDT Sender: dyer@wivax.UUCP Organization: Wang Institute, Tyngsboro, Ma. Lines: 10 The language EL/1 developed at Harvard in the mid-70's contained two symbols called "peek" and "poke" which were used to determine the value of several system parameters. Since the use of EL/1 at Harvard coincides roughly with the time Bill Gates developed his 8080 BASIC interpreter, I wondered if anyone could verify that the inspiration came from EL/1 or contribute evidence to the contrary (i.e. earlier uses of peek/poke.) Steve Dyer decvax!wivax!dyer sdyer@bbn-unix