Jerry Fochtman wrote:
>
> At 08:09 PM 1/4/2000 -0500, Tom wrote:
> >Growthpower is Basic because that's the only language that existed on
> >the HP3000 when it was written in the late 70's.
>
> Not true! I ported a bunch of FORTRAN code from a DEC System-10 to
> FORTRAN-66 on an HP3000-CX in 1974.  There also was SPL and COBOL.

I recall our Series-II coming "standard" with BASIC/V, CONV2000(?) - a
converter for HP2000 Basic to Basic/V, Fortran 66, COBOL 68, SPL, and
RPG
at a minimum (wasn't this all part of the original FOS, so to speak?).

> When the Series-1 was introduced in the mid-70's HP also brought
> along RPG and ALGOL (which included a hardware board).

I don't recall ALGOL, but in later years, APL.  Both APL and the later
COBOL-II (COBOL 74) required special firmware.

Jeff Kell <[log in to unmask]>