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  2. From: RAICER@LSTC2VM.stortek.com (Bob Raicer)
  3. Newsgroups: bit.listserv.ibm-main
  4. Subject: Re:  Is PL/S a dead language?
  5. Message-ID: <16B53DB9B.RAICER@LSTC2VM.stortek.com>
  6. Date: 11 Jan 93 22:36:50 GMT
  7. References: <IBM-MAIN%93010801541278@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
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  13. In article <IBM-MAIN%93010801541278@RICEVM1.RICE.EDU>
  14. LDW@USCMVSA.BITNET (Leonard D Woren) writes:
  15.  
  16. >
  17. >On Wed, 6 Jan 1993 21:54:41 GMT,
  18. >   Bob Raicer <RAICER@LSTC2VM.STORTEK.COM> said:
  19. >> It appears that some people believe that compilers for the PL/S family
  20. >> of languages exist only for the 370/390 processors.  This is not the
  21. >> case.  I am aware of PL/x compilers for the Intel 80x86 processor
  22. >> family as well as for the engines used in the 3880 control units.
  23. >> It is highly likely that other processors are also supported.
  24. >
  25. >So what's your point?
  26. >
  27. >/Leonard
  28.  
  29. The point is that several people have commented in this thread that
  30. PL/x is strictly for the 370/390 architecture; that perception is
  31. incorrect and I was simply trying to inform them accordingly.
  32.  
  33. Perhaps you might try being a bit more courteous.
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