Ancestors of C The early 1960s: CPL (Combined Programming Language) by Cambridge University & University of London 1966: BCPL (Basic CPL): simplified CPL intended for systems programming 1969: B: simplified BCPL (stripped down so its compiler would run on minicomputer) used to implement the earliest Unix Early 1970s: C: expanded from B motivation: they wanted to play "Space Travel" on a minicomputer used to implement all subsequent Unix. Backlinks (1)Internetworking