[Info-vax] DIBOL-11

[Pizza RAC]

On Sunday, March 12, 2023 at 12:35:04 PM UTC-4, bill wrote:
> On 3/12/2023 9:17 AM, Pizza RAC wrote: 
> > On Friday, March 10, 2023 at 6:26:53 PM UTC-5, bill wrote: 
> >> Just something that popped into my head that I thought I would share. 
> >> 
> >> I wondered why DIBOL came into being at all given what was already 
> >> available from DEC. And then it hit me. It was obviously DEC's 
> >> answer to IBM's RPG. 
> >> 
> >> Does that sound right to anyone else? 
> >> 
> >> bill 
> > 
> > ANYTHING is better than RPG ...
> I suspect you haven't done all that much RPG. While it wouldn't be 
> my first choice, it is better at what it does than many of the more 
> current ego languages. 
> 
> bill

false - I used rpg III for 6 months on an as400 between PDP and Vax/Alpha DIBOL - it was menu city reports worse environment ever