Hi Daivd,

CM>         Are there OS/2 versions of COBOL or PL/I?
CM>         Will hardware assited BCD be offered on PowerPC machines?

 DN> If you plan on learning either COBOL or PL/I, I think you will find
 DN> PL/I's block structuring much closer to that of C/C++ than COBOL's
 DN> "blob" structuring is. You will find a C-to-PL/I
transition much easier
 DN> and, IMHO, much more rewarding than a C-to-COBOL transition. But then
 DN> you can never have too many strings for your bow.

In fact I have just found the IBM PL/I tools on the Developer's Connection
Volume 5 that I just recieved.  So I'll give it a try.

Thanks,
   Chris



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