[Info-vax] General Availability of 9.2 for x86-64

[Bill Gunshannon]

On 7/15/22 15:05, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
> On 7/15/2022 10:35 AM, Bill Gunshannon wrote:
>> On 7/15/22 09:08, Arne Vajhøj wrote:
>>> On 7/15/2022 9:02 AM, Simon Clubley wrote:
>>>> On 2022-07-14, Arne Vajhøj <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
>>>>> https://vmssoftware.com/about/roadmap/ says:
>>>>>
>>>>> July
>>>>> OpenVMS V9.2 (Limited Production Release)
>>>>> ...
>>>>> Native compilers with LLVM backend code generator:
>>>>>       BLISS, XMACRO, C++ (Phase 1)
>>>>> ...
>>>>> July-November
>>>>> ...
>>>>> Additional native compilers
>>>>>       C, COBOL, and C++ (Phase 2 ? VMS Extensions)
>>>>
>>>> Interesting that COBOL is a way higher priority than Fortran.
>>>
>>> I think that was to be expected.
>>
>> Wonder where all of these VMS COBOL users are.
> 
> You do see COBOL questions here occasionally.

Can't remember the last time I saw one.

> 
> It seems fair to assume that some portion of VMS
> sites has some business applications in Cobol
> using either index-sequential files or Rdb (or maybe
> even traditional Oracle).

Being how most VMS sites still think of things like the right
tool for the job I would not be surprised. Just wish I could
find one or two of them that needed so COBOL help.  I'm really
bored and doing COBOL again is my idea of an ideal job.  Heck,
I am even thinking of throwing my hat in the ring with the IRS
again.  And that's COBOL 68 on the modern equivalent of the
UNIVAC 1100.

bill
(Yes, they evaluated me about 10 years ago and found me fully
qualified for their positions.)