[TUHS] What does `ld` stand for?

Phillip Harbison via TUHS tuhs at tuhs.org
Tue Oct 27 10:06:40 AEST 2026


John Levine wrote:
> IBJOB had a loader but this sounds older than that.

The IBM 704 had a button literally labeled "Load Tape". It loaded and 
ran whatever was on the input tap drive and wrote to the output drive. I 
don't think there was any hint of an operating system.

-- 
Phil Harbison




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