[Info-vax] Whither VMS?

[Bob Koehler]

In article <paul.nospam-5F565E.16454311102009 at pbook.sture.ch>, "P. Sture" <paul.nospam at sture.ch> writes:
> 
> FORTRAN was the first HLL compiler offered on the VAX and in early days 
> the only one.  We were in the market for a new system at the time and 
> that ruled the VAX out for us; we wanted a COBOL capable system.
> 
> What VAX FORTRAN did offer was the header files for calling system 
> services, although these were an option (IIRC still are?) on 
> installation (curses all round if someone had said NO to that option).

   Those header files didn't ship with the compiler ever, that I recall,
   and didn't ship with VMS until VMS 3.0, I recall dealing with home-built 
   header files under 2.5.  IIRC, COBOL was available during 2.x, but not 
   native, and native COBOL later during the 2.x timeframe.