bs@alice.UucP (Bjarne Stroustrup) (10/30/85)
> From: jww@sdcsvax.UUCP (Joel West) > Subject: Information on C++ > The gist seems to be that if you have an AT&T license, you can > get the source code for a C++ to C translator for $2k, supplied > without support (shades of pre-divestiture). Although it's > designed only for AT&T computers, it is said to run on machines > that have a C compiler that > * supports variable names of arbitrary length, and > * support structure assignment. > > I know it has run on VAX's running System V and BSD 4.2. > > For more info, it's 800 828-UNIX. > > I am not in any way affiliated with the purveyors of the cult of UNIX. Thanks, and a minor correction/addition: I don't believe you need an AT&T Licence (but ask AT&T: 800-828-UNIX or 919-279-3666). The $2K is a commercial source licence, a university gets it for $250 (more shades of pre-divestiture). C++ is in use on AT&T 3Bs, VAXs, Apollos, Suns, Pyramids, Amdahls, and several others, using whatever OS they have. I don't keep track any more. The C++ translator can be used as a cross compiler, so it is hard to keep track. You normally need a VAX or a 3B to get started, though.