sure some did call it MOBOL, was Sylvania part of RCA at this point?
Nope On Thu, May 23, 2019, 6:46 AM Ben Greenfield via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
On May 23, 2019, at 1:45 AM, Evan Koblentz via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vcfed.org> wrote:
Many of you know that my second-favorite computer -- the Apple //e is my favorite -- is MOBIDIC. I wrote in my book ("Abacus to smartphone" in 2015) that Sylvania gave it a COBOL compiler. Tonight I found a document that goes into detail about that compiler. I learned that Sylvania called the compiler "MOBILE", although it would've been much funnier if they called it MOBOL, don't you think? :)
I’m sure some did call it MOBOL, was Sylvania part of RCA at this point?
Pages 4-1, 4-2, and 4-3 (pages 11, 12, 13 of the .pdf) explain the programs that they wrote. Read all about it at https://ia902808.us.archive.org/27/items/DTIC_AD0406874/DTIC_AD0406874.pdf .
Thanks for sharing. Archive.org is the closet thing I have experienced that reminds most of the pre-graphics internet or just after mosaic hit.
Thank you for sharing,
Ben