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- From: storm@cs.mcgill.ca (Marc WANDSCHNEIDER)
- Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer
- Subject: Re: COBOL COMPILERS
- Message-ID: <1992Nov5.124911.26556@cs.mcgill.ca>
- Date: 5 Nov 92 12:49:11 GMT
- References: <92307.152040UD156844@NDSUVM1.BITNET>
- Sender: news@cs.mcgill.ca (Netnews Administrator)
- Organization: SOCS - McGill University, Montreal, Canada
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- In article <92307.152040UD156844@NDSUVM1.BITNET> <UD156844@NDSUVM1.BITNET> writes:
- >Hello,
- >
- >In the past I remember seeing several versions of shareware Cobol
- >compilers. I am trying to learn the language for a new job and would
- >like some information on Cobol compilers out there. You can e-mail
- >me or just post to the group.
-
- I worked on one of the Bigger COBOL Compilers available for the PC this
- summer, and all I can really say is that pretty much ALL of them blow chunks.
-
- All the PC COBOL Compilers are rather poorly written, far too
- expensive, and often quite buggy.
-
- Toodlepi!
- Marc 'em.
-
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- storm@cs.mcgill.ca McGill University "-- Attack ships on
- Marc Wandschneider Montreal, CANADA fire "
- Any opinions expressed are not mine, but those of the Demon Lord
- Yeegeheeegenogohugu who possessed me whilst I munched on Raisin Bran.
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