> On Nov 8, 2023, at 1:54 PM, ben via cctalk <cctalk@classiccmp.org> wrote:
>
> On 2023-11-07 7:05 p.m., Paul Koning via cctalk wrote:
>>> On Nov 7, 2023, at 8:49 PM, Paul Koning <pa0...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi... I'm seriously rusty on official RSTS installation procedures. I'm
>>> trying to install DEC C using the C_V1_2.tap file from the bitsavers
>>> bits/DEC/pdp11/rsts directory. It's actually a TPC file, in spite of what
>>> the extension suggests. Once I supply the correct format, SIMH recognizes
>>> it and RSTS can see the tape contents.
>>>
>>> Then I try @[0,1]install c81. Point to the tape, answer the destination,
>>> and then it asks me for the "library" tape and complains when I give it the
>>> C tape again (labels don't match).
>>>
>>> So what is it looking for? Does anyone have the C installation procedure
>>> handy?
>>>
>>> paul
>> Never mind... (a) C81 is COBOL (!!) not C. And I found the C installation
>> manual on STUPI. Off & running now.
>> paul
> Come one, don't hide you are a CLOSET COBOL PROGRAMMER.
Not me, but my younger sister is an expert (RPG also). She observed that
"COBOL is the programming language that gives you writer's cramp".
> Will COBOL (C81) run on a regular 11, or does it need to be upgraded?
I don't remember. Possibly it can use CIS if present but I don't think it
requires that.
paul
