[Info-vax] Guess the VMS Basic for x86-64 release date

[Ian Miller]

On Friday, September 8, 2023 at 2:56:11 AM UTC+1, John Reagan wrote:
> On Thursday, September 7, 2023 at 8:41:44 AM UTC-4, Simon Clubley wrote: 
> > On 2023-09-06, Arne Vajhøj <ar... at vajhoej.dk> wrote: 
> > > On 9/5/2023 7:42 PM, Arne Vajhøj wrote: 
> > >> John Reagan just announced: 
> > >> 
> > >> https://forum.vmssoftware.com/viewtopic.php?f=38&t=8831 
> > > 
> > > Now we just need Basic among the native languages. 
> > > 
> > 
> > Let's have a bit of fun. :-) 
> > 
> > When will Basic be released ? 
> > 
> > My guess is 15-Jan-2024. 
> > 
> > Simon. 
> > 
> > -- 
> > Simon Clubley, clubley at remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP 
> > Walking destinations on a map are further away than they appear.
> Write your guess on the back of a $100 bill and send it to me 
> 
> We have resolved one of the difficult issues with BASIC MAP statements 
> and can actually pass a significant number of tests. However, we still have 
> a few more things to track down before I would say it is useful. 
> 
> We're actually trying to refresh other compilers this month as well. Too 
> many things to keep track off including a fresh set of COBOL issues 
> and working on the debugger & DWARF generation.

recreating the work of Aulë in generating dwarves will be difficult. Do you have access to the Flame Imperishable?  :-)