On 16 Feb 2009 14:30:46 -0800, in bit.listserv.ibm-main you wrote: >In <kmi4p4th01jpqif5rqgihtqfdbstvra...@4ax.com>, on 02/10/2009 > at 11:52 PM, Clark Morris <cfmpub...@ns.sympatico.ca> said: > >>Thsey are able to run programs for which there is source in one of the >>higher level languages (the B5000, B5500, B6500, etc. series machines >>operating system was written in Algol). Various upgrades have required >>recompiles. > >The B1700, B2500 and B5000 architectures are dead. I'm not aware of any >upgrade within the B6500 architecture that required a recompile.
As I understand it, some operating system upgrades have required recompilations. This is from reading postings on comp.lang.cobol. I THINK that the B5500/6500/etc. series is now the A series and that this is a characteristic of how they do things. > >And, yes, Ivan had the correct[1] companies for the BUNCH: Burroughs, >UNIVAC, NCR, Control Data, Honeywell. I believe that the other two >dwarves[2] were GE and RCA. > >[1] Other than capitalization. > >[2] IBM and the seven dwarves were not, however, the only companies > making computers. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to lists...@bama.ua.edu with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
