[Info-vax] Programming languages on VMS

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 01/23/2018 05:53 PM, Johnny Billquist wrote:
> On 2018-01-23 14:36, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> On 01/23/2018 02:35 AM, Tim Sneddon wrote:
>>> On Mon, 22 Jan 2018, Arne Vajh?j wrote:
>>>
>>>> My take on the language situation from a high level perspective is
>>>> as follows.
>>>>
>>>> Languages needed for old stuff:
>>>>
>>>
>>> ...snip...
>>>
>>>> PL/I - Kednos is out of business, no port
>>>
>>> Kednos is out of business.  However, there is word that a port to 
>>> VMS/x86 is on the cards as well as the return of the VAX and Alpha 
>>> versions of the product.  There is likely to be some sort of 
>>> indication in the coming months.
>>>
>>> Regards, Tim.
>>>
>>
>> Like so many things that have gone out of business I wold have liked
>> to see it just Open Sourced.  But I doubt that will happen.  Much more
>> likely it will fade into oblivion like all the PDP software.
> 
> ...still working on that... :-)
> 
>    Johnny
> 

Yes, but will I live long enough to see it?  More importantly, will
there still be any PDP-11's (real ones) left by the time that comes
about.  :-)

Just in case anyone is interested, I have recently set up three
in my shop to have some fun with.  And tonite I make it four as
I need one with SCSI for the storage space.

bill