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echo: os2prog
to: Paul Edwards
from: Mick Howe
date: 1995-12-31 10:14:24
subject: `Personal` COBOL

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-=> Quoting Paul Edwards to Mick Howe <=-

 MH> I have recently removed all traces of DOS/Windows from my system
 MH> and now need a very CHEAP COBOL compiler for OS/2 PM so I can keep 

 PE> You can run DOS programs under OS/2.  There are two cobol compilers
 PE> that I have seen come with textbooks.  The textbooks were proscribed
 PE> by Murdoch University, Western Australia.  The cobol compilers that
 PE> came with the text books were CA-Realia (Computer Associates) and I
 PE> can't remember what the other one was.  The text books were under
 PE> $100 AUS from memory.  They both have restrictions such as you can't
 PE> compile a program more than 1000 lines long etc.  BFN.  Paul.

I was wanting to go native, I do have MS COBOL 2.2 and a shareware compiler
that I fiddle with on occasions.

Tanx for your reply, will check these out.

cat chew l8a /\/\ick



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