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  1. From: dhandly@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com (Dennis Handly)
  2. Date: Thu, 5 Nov 1992 08:44:33 GMT
  3. Subject: Re: Need info on Cobol products
  4. Message-ID: <31480270@hpcuhe.cup.hp.com>
  5. Organization: Hewlett-Packard Cal Language Lab
  6. Path: sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!sdd.hp.com!scd.hp.com!hpscdm!cupnews0.cup.hp.com!hppad.waterloo.hp.com!hppad!hpfcso!hpcss01!hpcuhe!dhandly
  7. Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
  8. References: <1992Nov4.174333.20403@athena.mit.edu>
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  10.  
  11. >/ equaad@athena.mit.edu (Ellen F Quaadgras) /  9:43 am  Nov  4, 1992 /
  12. > My question is: is the
  13. >"runtime" version of COBOL sufficient, or do I need the "compiler".
  14. >... if it doesn't compile, what on earth does it do? Interpret?
  15.  
  16. The runtime package only executes/interprets already 'compiled' code.
  17. I.e. if I want to sell a COBOL package I don't want all my customers to
  18. have to buy a COBOL compiler, just the runtime support libraries.
  19.  
  20. That is why there is a big price differential.
  21.