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From: mct@praxis.co.uk (Martyn Thomas)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Algol-68 down for the count (was: Why have FORTRAN 8x at all?)
Summary: Down but not out
Message-ID: <3373@newton.praxis.co.uk>
Date: 23 Nov 88 10:41:58 GMT
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Organization: Praxis Systems plc, Bath, UK
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Praxis still uses Algol 68, for real product development.  We compile
through the SD-SCICON Algol 68 compiler for VAX systems, and through our own
compiler to C for Suns and other UNIX systems.

ICL supply Algol 68 as a standard product to run on VME.  We can
supply for Honeywell Multics, if anyone is still running it!

The Royal Signals and Radar Establishment have a compiler for FLEX (their
capability machine), and for Ten15 (their abstract machine).  

A new implementation for any reasonable architecture should cost less than
#500,000 (UK pounds), starting from the RS front-end.  We are happy to bid
for such implementation contracts!

Martyn Thomas, Praxis plc, 20 Manvers Street, Bath BA1 1PX UK.
Tel:	+44-225-444700.   Email:   ...!uunet!mcvax!ukc!praxis!mct