On Wed, Nov 22, 2017 at 12:40 PM, Glenn Holmer via vcf-midatlantic < vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org> wrote:
---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Glenn Holmer <cenbe@kolabnow.com> To: vcf-midatlantic@lists.vintagecomputerfederation.org Cc: Bcc: Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2017 11:40:31 -0600 Subject: Re: [vcf-midatlantic] apple /// cobol On 11/19/2017 12:28 PM, Herb Johnson via vcf-midatlantic wrote:
anyone use apple /// cobol, used it back when . ... Waterloo Cobol for the SuperPET
There were a number of 8-bit COBOLs. CP/M versions in particular. I only used it on mainframes, and not much at that.
There were at least two COBOLs for the Commodore 64: Abacus COBOL and Nevada COBOL for '64 with the CP/M cartridge.
-- Glenn Holmer (Linux registered user #16682) "After the vintage season came the aftermath -- and Cenbe."
OK, if there are no people who used Apple /// Cobol, who here even used an Apple /// at all *back then (1980-1985) as their main PC. I am not expecting many. I could see being a student and using it to test code before uploading to the production environment, or in some cases for small business or consultants using a micro for Cobol. There were a number of Cobol applications for micros, I just never heard of anyone using the Apple /// version. Seems like it would have been nice, but I think I would have used an IBM PC version or a Tandy CP/M version, personally. Or, if possible access my production environment using a terminal. It was very popular for people at DuPont when I worked there to take home VT 220 terminals to access the servers from home. Mostly IBM stuff where I was. Bill