sukumar@emx.utexas.edu (Sukumar Rathnam) (04/26/91)
This seems impossible but in any case ...... I have a friend who has a large investment in IBM 370 mainframe basic assembler programs. He is in the process of downsizing to IBM PCs and compatibles, and would obviously like to convert as much of the code as possible. Are there any translator tools that will convert IBM 370 assembler to PC assembler (or another higher level language)? If no translators are available, are there other tools or utilities that will aid in the process? Any insight is appreciated... Sukumar PS please reply by Email to sukumar@emx.utexas.edu. If there are enough responses I will post a summary to the net.
userW6BP@um.cc.umich.edu (04/27/91)
In article <47962@ut-emx.uucp>, sukumar@emx.utexas.edu (Sukumar Rathnam) writes: >This seems impossible but in any case ...... > >I have a friend who has a large investment in IBM 370 mainframe >basic assembler programs. He is in the process of downsizing to >IBM PCs and compatibles, and would obviously like to convert as >much of the code as possible. > >Are there any translator tools that will convert IBM 370 >assembler to PC assembler (or another higher level language)? >If no translators are available, are there other tools or >utilities that will aid in the process? There is a utility called pc370, which will allow you to compile and run 370 assembler on a pc. It is available from msdos.archive.umich.edu in archive/msdos/un_indexed/pc370.arc I looked at it once 2 years ago, but I do know several people who found helpful when they were learning assembler. It allowed them to check their programs before uploading them onto the mainframe. Any questions about the msdos archives at U of M, should be sent to PC1_Organizers@um.cc.umich.edu. A couple of questions that we get regularly that I can answer right now are: 1) What is your IP number? 141.211.168.70 But DON'T rely on it. Our archives have been in a state of transition for the last few months. We've moved several times and plan to move again (the only question is when and to where). For purposes of ftp, use the name for reliability. 2) Do you have a mailserver,or could you mail me the program? No. When we find a final resting place, we will set up a mail server. And we (there are only two of us) do not have the time to hand mail programs. Our primary jobs sort of get in the way. --Allan
news@ucf1vm.BITNET (04/27/91)
In article <47962@ut-emx.uucp>, sukumar@emx.utexas.edu (Sukumar Rathnam) writes: >This seems impossible but in any case ...... > >I have a friend who has a large investment in IBM 370 mainframe >basic assembler programs. He is in the process of downsizing to >IBM PCs and compatibles, and would obviously like to convert as >much of the code as possible. > >Are there any translator tools that will convert IBM 370 >assembler to PC assembler (or another higher level language)? >If no translators are available, are there other tools or >utilities that will aid in the process? There is a utility called pc370, which will allow you to compile and run 370 assembler on a pc. It is available from msdos.archive.umich.edu in archive/msdos/un_indexed/pc370.arc I looked at it once 2 years ago, but I do know several people who found helpful when they were learning assembler. It allowed them to check their programs before uploading them onto the mainframe. Any questions about the msdos archives at U of M, should be sent to PC1_Organizers@um.cc.umich.edu. A couple of questions that we get regularly that I can answer right now are: 1) What is your IP number? 141.211.168.70 But DON'T rely on it. Our archives have been in a state of transition for the last few months. We've moved several times and plan to move again (the only question is when and to where). For purposes of ftp, use the name for reliability. 2) Do you have a mailserver,or could you mail me the program? No. When we find a final resting place, we will set up a mail server. And we (there are only two of us) do not have the time to hand mail programs. Our primary jobs sort of get in the way. --Allan