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From: grr@cbmvax.commodore.com (George Robbins)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.ultrix
Subject: Re: Pascal compiler?
Message-ID: <13217@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Date: 15 Jul 90 16:36:13 GMT
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Reply-To: grr@cbmvax (George Robbins)
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In article <5790@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU> barrett@jhunix.HCF.JHU.EDU (Dan Barrett) writes:
> 
> 	We just got some DS3100's and a DS5400 server with Ultrix 3.1D.
> To my surprise, there appears to be no Pascal compiler on the system; I've
> checked both the supported and unsupported tapes.
> 
> 	Is there a compiler?  Did I miss it?
> 	If not, will one be supplied with Ultrix 4.0?
> 	If not, why not?

Some of the stuff that isn't readily portable such as pi, f77 and company aren't
part of the RISC release.  I think DEC is planning layered products (i.e. $$$)
that provide the equivalent function, at least this is the case with f77.

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