arnold@gatech.CSNET (Arnold Robbins) (04/23/85)
In looking at the Feb 1985 ;login:, published by USENIX, I see that the
1981 tape has something on it called 'a68'. I am assuming that this is
an Algol 68 compiler for some version of Unix.
Questions: What machine and version of Unix is this compiler for?
How good a compiler (full language, good code produced) is it?
Can it be (easily??) ported to a Vax (and/or Pyramid and/or 3B20)?
What language is it written it? (I would hope C)
If anyone has seen or used this compiler, I would appreciate hearing from
you. I will summarize to the net. I am interested since it may be worth
our while to get the USENIX tape if this compiler can be brought up to date
for the machines we have here.
Thanks!
--
Arnold Robbins
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UUCP: { akgua, allegra, hplabs, ihnp4, seismo, ut-sally }!gatech!arnold
When taking aim at the ball, it helps tremendously to pretend it's a PR1ME...horst@leadsv.UUCP (John Selhorst) (04/23/85)
> In looking at the Feb 1985 ;login:, published by USENIX, I see that the > 1981 tape has something on it called 'a68'. I am assuming that this is > an Algol 68 compiler for some version of Unix. > > Arnold Robbins Funny, my first impression would have been a 68000 assembler. I have badly corrupted. John Selhorst decwrl!{amd!cae780,sun!sunncal}!leadsv!horst
howard@cyb-eng.UUCP (Howard Johnson) (04/26/85)
> In looking at the Feb 1985 ;login:, published by USENIX, I see that the > 1981 tape has something on it called 'a68'. I am assuming that this is > an Algol 68 compiler for some version of Unix. I have previously seen the name "a68" associated with the 68000 assembler written by Jim Gula (of MIT at the time) (and widely used by UniSoft).
arnold@gatech.CSNET (Arnold Robbins) (04/29/85)
> > In looking at the Feb 1985 ;login:, published by USENIX, I see that the > > 1981 tape has something on it called 'a68'. I am assuming that this is > > an Algol 68 compiler for some version of Unix. > > > > Arnold Robbins > > Funny, my first impression would have been a 68000 assembler. I have > badly corrupted. > > John Selhorst decwrl!{amd!cae780,sun!sunncal}!leadsv!horst I got lots of mail about this; everyone agrees that it is indeed an assembler for the Motorola 68000. It looks like I'm going to have to wait for the Amsterdam Compiler Kit version to come out. I don't remember where I read it, but it seems to me that either Berkeley or Bell Labs research had an Algol 68 compiler, called 'a68', which is why I was hoping that that was what was on the Usenix tape. Thanks to all who replied, -- Arnold Robbins CSNET: arnold@gatech ARPA: arnold%gatech.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa UUCP: { akgua, allegra, hplabs, ihnp4, seismo, ut-sally }!gatech!arnold When taking aim at the ball, it helps tremendously to pretend it's a PR1ME...