goutal@decvax.UUCP (Kenneth G. "Kenn" Goutal) (07/29/83)
Rumour has it that there has been some mention of such a beast in this group sometime over this spring or summer. However, when I tried to catch up on the group, readnews skipped from January to July. Anybody got any leads? Thanks. -- Kenn (decvax!goutal)
chris@grkermit.UUCP (Chris Hibbert) (08/04/83)
I am the one who asked about Tops-20 C compilers several months ago.
I received several messages. I haven't posted an update to the list
since we haven't gotten a working compiler yet.
Several of the letters mentioned a version or two that might be
available from MIT. There is also a compiler and run-time system
available from the University of Utah. Several other places have also
been mentioned as possibilities.
We've been working on getting the MIT versions, and at first it
appeared that it wouldn't work out, since they require a UNIX source
license. Later we discovered that the target institution (Worcester
PI) had one hiding somewhere, and so we're working on that again.
We received a rather extensive write-up of the Utah system, and I can
forward that to you, or you can ask utah-cs!cruse for distribution
info. (Include your US Snail address.)
Below are extracts and summarizations of some of the messages I
received.
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The address I got for MIT's compiler is grkermit!mit-vax!joy (Joy
Hoppe). Also, JTW@SPEECH and EBM@XX were mentioned. (These are both
addresses on MIT's chaos net which can be accessed as e.g.
JTW@SPEECH@MIT-MC or grkermit!mit-vax!JTW@SPEECH. I don't think they
can be addressed directly (ie. without the @MIT-MC) from the ARPA net.)
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>From mit-eddie!genrad!wjh12!wwb
To: genrad!mit-eddi!mit-vax!grkermit!chris
Subject: Compiler for TOPS-10
I'm not sure how helpful this is, but I know only of a C-compiler
for the TOPS-10 system. For info on licensing etc you would have
to contact:
Dr. Krummy (I'm not sure of the spelling)
Dept. of Mathematics
Tufts Univ.
Medford Mass
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Date: 17 Jun 83 21:24:06 MDT (Fri)
From: utah-cs!lepreau (Jay Lepreau)
Subject: Re: Compiler for TOPS-20?
To: harpo!eagle!mit-vax!grkermit!chris
We distribute one; send to utah-cs!cruse or cruse@utah-cs.arpa
for info on how to get it-- include your US mail address.
It is in use at about 30 organizations. It costs to commercial
places, distr. fee only for educational.
Here's the most recent "current.status" file I've written. [I've
deleted it. ask Jay or me for a copy if you want one-- chris]
-Jay Lepreau, Univ of Utah
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Date: 22 Jun 83 06:01:55 EDT (Wed)
From: decvax!sii!mem
Apparently-To[sic!]: genrad!grkermit!chris
The university of Utah has a C compiler which runs on TOPS20. The
address is:
University of Utah
Department of Computer Science
3160 MEB
Salt Lake City, Utah 84112
Mark Mallett