Chris Goodey ([log in to unmask]) wrote:
: I even attended a special traning class on using HP Ucode.  At the time
: HP was going to allow a small group of vendors access to it so they could
: get native mode speed and functionality. Generating Ucode meant the HPs
: optimizers would work, and that changes in underlying machine architecture
: would automatically be used as well.

Yes, I remember them getting all of that documentation ready.

But probably the optimizer wouldn't really get up to +O2, COBOL couldn't,
it was just too big.  And it didn't like the cross chunk GOTOs.

: Suddenly and un-named manager at HP killed this Ucode project. I never
: heard a reason, but guess they decided it was just too much trouble.

Hmm, never heard of any outcome.