[Info-vax] VMS Software needs to port VAX DIBOL to OpenVMS X86 platform

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 12/15/20 8:17 AM, Chris Townley wrote:
> On 15/12/2020 13:05, Michael C wrote:
>> On Monday, December 14, 2020 at 9:39:20 PM UTC-5, Dave Froble wrote:
>>> On 12/14/2020 2:08 PM, ultr... at gmail.com wrote:
>>>> So Synergex as of now refuses to port their OpenVMS version of DIBOL 
>>>> to OpenVMS X86.
>>> Well Bob, perhaps you can acquire a copy of the DIBOL product in order
>>> to implement it on x86 VMS?
>>>> This is a request for VMS software to port VAX DIBOL to the x86 
>>>> OpenVMS environment.
>>> This forum, as Jan-=Erik may have mentioned, is not a VSI support venue.
>>>> I have started a project using DIBOL and need to implement it on the 
>>>> x86 platform.
>>> Use Basic ....
>>>
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> David Froble Tel: 724-529-0450
>>> Dave Froble Enterprises, Inc. E-Mail: da... at tsoft-inc.com
>>> DFE Ultralights, Inc.
>>> 170 Grimplin Road
>>> Vanderbilt, PA 15486
>>
>> DIBOL runs circles around basic :0
>>
> 
> 
> Wasn't Dibol based on Cobol?

As someone very familiar with both, I can assure there is no
similarity at all.  :-)

To be honest, when written it looks more like Fortran,
Assembler and maybe a little RPG.


bill