Re: Ariane 5 - not an exception?

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 dick@silicon.csci.csusb.edu (Dr. Richard Botting) writes:
>Pascal Martin @lone (pmartin@alsys.com) wrote:
>
>: Which PL/I compilers are available today on Sparc/Solaris, HP700/HPUX,
>: Windows/Intel and PowerPC/* ? I thought the language was dead since
>: the demise of IBM mainframes and the death of (the beloved) Multics.

Well I know even less about PL/I than I do about Ada, (and I think the
origin of this thread (within the Adrian thread) was pretty tacky)
but it appears to be fairly healthy:

Windows 95, Windows NT, OS/2, VMS on both VAX and Alpha, AIX and
Digital Unix plus the traditional mainframes.

Robert
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**From IBM**

The new IBM PL/I for Windows+ Version 1.2 provides a PL/I application
   development environment on Windows NT and Windows 95 that is designed
   to allow you to create mission-critical, line-of-business applications
   that can run on host systems, workstations, or client/server systems
   with access to DB2(R), VSAM/SAM, and other data systems. IBM PL/I for
   Windows provides the PL/I programmer with an optimizing compiler and a
   set of high-productivity, Windows-based tools for the development of
   applications.
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   IBM PL/I for OS/2(R) Professional Version 1.2 builds upon the function
   in Version 1.1 and adds new enhancements, such as an improved run-time
   environment and additional data access support.
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   IBM introduces three new members of the PL/I family that have been
   designed with today's programmer in mind:
     * PL/I for OS/2 Personal Edition
     * PL/I for OS/2 Professional Edition
     * PL/I for OS/2 Toolkit, with Visual PL/I

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   IBM PL/I Set for AIX provides a PL/I application development
   environment designed to allow you to create mission critical,
   line-of-business applications that can run on host systems,
   workstations, or client/server systems with access to DB2(R),
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Some of the efforts we are investigating include:
     * Update MVS & VM compiler by porting function of the workstation
       compiler product to the host
     * Provide an object-oriented development environment that lets
       programmers develop PL/I applications using object-oriented
       extensions
     * Support for additional platforms such as Win32, PowerPC, and other
       UNIX environments
     * Support for open standards such as XPG and POSIX
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**From Digital**
VAX PL/I and DEC PL/I for OpenVMS AXP products have been transferred to
UniPrise Systems, Inc., of Irvine, California. UniPrise will continue to
offer these products under the current product names. Digital will continue
to sell and distribute the products under standard Digital license terms and
conditions. Digital will also continue to be the service provider. Current
Software Product Services users should be unaffected by this transfer;
Digital remains the primary contact for support.

The UniPrise acquisition of Digital's PL/I products will bring a renewed
focus on these compilers. Continued development and maintenance efforts will
provide investment protection for users with PL/I applications on the
OpenVMS VAX platform and allow users to move these applications to the
OpenVMS AXP platform easily.
   
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**From UniPrise**

   client/server systems. Whether your choice of environments is OpenVMS
   or UNIX, UniPrise has the full function Digital Alpha PL/I compiler
   for you.

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