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Subject: Re: Ramblings 6/7 - APL & C for Mac
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Date: Wed, 12-Jun-85 18:33:27 EDT
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Posted: Wed Jun 12 18:33:27 1985
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> Mac C & APL
> By J Fields
> 
> While Macintosh seems to be the computer for the rest of us, what about all 
> of the people who are use to the run-of-the-mill type of old standard 
> computers?  What about people who like the usefulness of business 
> languages like COBOL for coding business programs, or the speed and 
> compactness of machine language for requirements that are speed or space 
> critical?  Fortunately, new tools are coming along...

As it turns out there is an announcement in the July 1985 issue of MacWorld
concerning the fact that Micro Focus has released (or is releasing) a COBOL
compiler for the Macintosh.  Looks like you'll be able to solve the business
oriented problems after all...

-- 
Eric Geoffrey Vann
Analysts International (Chicago Branch)
(312) 882-4673
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