Nathan asks:
>
>     I was wondering what programming languages are available for the
> HP3000.  I'm aware of COBOL and then there is GNU C freeware BUT I need
> something that releases of MPE predating POSIX could use, and the only
> language I know (enough about to be useful) is C; so if anyone's got any
> info, send it my way.

There are two classes of languages: those you can get, and those
you can't.


In the "you can get" category:

NM:
   COBOL
   FORTRAN 77
   Pascal
   C  (HP's and gcc)
   SPLash!  (third party, essentially an NM SPL)
   assembler
   RPG/iX    (I'm being charitable :)
   BusinessBASIC
   Python    (requires HFS)
   Java      (requires HFS)

CM:
   COBOL
   FORTRAN 77
   FORTRAN V
   SPL
   BASIC
   BusinessBASIC
   RPG
   SPL
   C (third party)

In the "you can't get" category:

NM:
   SPLII
   PSPL

CM:
   MODCAL
   SPLII
   APL (obsoleted, required special firmware)


NOTE: you probably don't want to use pre-POSIX releases of MPE/iX, because
of Y2K concerns.  You should be using MPE/iX 5.5 PP6 or later.

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