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From: jal@auspyr.UUCP (Joe Longo)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.questions,comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: COBOL compiler for UNIX
Message-ID: <1673@auspyr.UUCP>
Date: 23 Jan 88 01:19:50 GMT
Organization: Austec Inc., San Jose, Ca. USA
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Keywords: COBOL SystemV Austec Ryan-McFarland


John M. Ritter (jmr@motown.Allied.COM) writes:

	"I've been trying to find a COBOL compiler for about 2 years to run
	on AT&T System V. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to bee (sic)
	such a thing."


Austec has had a COBOL available for System V since early 1985. The
product is called ACECOBOL, is GSA Certified High for Cobol 74 and
generates interpretive code, with an option to compile into native (a.out).

	"Next major attempt was with Austec. Same deal -- nothing for System V.
	This is the company that bought Ryan-McFarland. Their COBOL
	supposedly also runs on BSD and Ultrix. The main problem with the
	company is a complete lack of cooperation. ...."

I'm not sure why you had this problem when you called us -- no-one here
recalls talking to Allied Signal, so either that person is gone or you
called a long time ago. When people call and ask about ACECOBOL for
SystemV, they're usually asked to nominate the system they want it on.
ACECOBOL runs on a long list of machines, including 
	AT&T 3B's, VAX/Ultrix, Gould Powernode, Pyramid, Edge, 
	Xenix 286, Xenix 386, NCR Tower, IBM 9370/IX370,
	etc.. 

ACECOBOL also runs on VAX/VMS, IBM PC/DOS and Stratus/VOS.
As well as that, it has a number of networking capabilities that make it
unique, allowing just about all of the above systems to be connected using
simple RS232 lines, or, in some cases, a LAN.

If you like, you can call me direct with your COBOL questions.
My number of (408) 279 5303. Ask for Joe Longo, VP Technical Services.
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