[Info-vax] Kednos PL/I

[Tim Sneddon]

Arne Vajh??j <arne at vajhoej.dk> wrote:
> On 9/13/2023 1:35 PM, Tim Sneddon wrote:
>> gah4 <gah4 at u.washington.edu> wrote:
>>> On Tuesday, September 12, 2023 at 5:02:37???PM UTC-7, Arne Vajh??j wrote:
>>>> Does anyone know if it is still possible to get a hobbyist
>>>> license for that?
>>>>
>>>> Web site is up but I get errors when trying requesting a
>>>> hobbyist license.
>>>   
>>> I think I knew some years ago that they were discontinuing all product licenses.
>>>
>> 
>> Kednos did cease to operate a few years ago.  Tom Linden did pass not
>> too long after that.  It took a while, but the IP has now moved to
>> new hands and work is being done to port to x86-64.
> 
> Hey. Are you saying that PL/I will (at some point in time)
> be available for VMS x86-64?

Yes, that is correct.

> 
> If yes - are you at liberty to elaborate a bit?
> 

There is currently work underway to get PL/I to GEM BL50
on Alpha. Unfortunately, PL/I was stuck at BL26 for a long
time.

This has been a slow process, but is starting to yield
results.

When the Alpha update is verified correct against the
regression test library a new Alpha kit (V5.0) will be
released. My guess is that it will be in Jan 2024.

Regards, Tim.