sharon@mit-rinso (Sharon E. Perl) (07/09/85)
I am about to start beta-testing a version of the CLU programming language running on SUN Workstations under 4.2BSD Unix (*). The initial version will have everything that the VAX and DEC-20 versions have *except* for the 'real' data type, which will be implemented by the end of the summer. I'd like to hear from people who are interested in participating in the beta-test --- particularly from those who already have CLU licenses and lots of existing CLU code to try out (**). Since I may not be able to accomodate everyone who responds, it would help if you could tell me what you plan to use SUN CLU for, how many people would be using it, etc. Obviously, I'm most interested in sites that can give the system a good workout. If you already have a CLU license, I'll need the U.S. Mail address where the tape should be sent. If you don't have a license, give me the U.S. Mail address where the license agreement should be sent. The license arrangements, which have to go through some sort of MIT administrative process, will probably take a few weeks to complete. The usual $50 handling fee will be waived for all sites chosen for the beta-test. I expect to be able to send out beta-test versions within a month. I'd like to send tar format, 1600bpi, standard 1/2" mag-tapes but other arrangements (eg. SUN cartridge tapes) could be made if necessary (let me know). SUN CLU should be generally available by the end of the summer. Sharon E. Perl ARPANet: Sharon@MIT-Rinso or Sharon@MIT-XX US Mail: Laboratory for Computer Science, Rm. 532 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 545 Technology Square Cambridge, MA 02139 Phone: (617) 253-6035 (*) We have SUN-2's running version 1.3 of Sun's operating system. I expect that CLU will run under other versions as well. (**) Only educational institutions or other non-profit institutions will be considered for beta-test sites.