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From: kludge@grissom.larc.nasa.gov ( Scott Dorsey)
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Subject: Re: PL/I compiler
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Date: 7 Jun 91 15:27:25 GMT
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In article <1991Jun7.120942.3626@world.std.com> jamesp@world.std.com (james M peterson) writes:
>As I remember the digital research pl/1 compiler was not real compatable
>with our vax pl/1 stuff - as in major recoding.

   The DR PL/I was a PL/I subset G compiler, whereas the VMS PL/I is a full
implementation.  PL/I was the Ada of the 1960's; enormous with every programmer
using a different subset.
   The DR compiler was still being sold as late as 1983.  I have a manual for
it somewhere, though I don't have the software.
--scott