7 Jan
2024
7 Jan
'24
3:45 a.m.
I remember circa 1977 CMU had a PDP-11 compiler for '68 with an extensive
runtime component.
I presume the sources are lost.
Peter Hibbard was the guy responsible if I recall.
8 Jan
8 Jan
3:18 p.m.
On Jan 6, 2024, at 10:45 PM, Mark Kahrs via cctalk
<cctalk(a)classiccmp.org> wrote:
I remember circa 1977 CMU had a PDP-11 compiler for '68 with an extensive
runtime component.
I presume the sources are lost.
I once had DECtapes with the (Bliss) sources of the runtime part, but I lost those long
ago. And I never did have the other parts of the compiler. Yes, that would be neat to
find. I believe this compiler was for the CMU home-grown PDP-11 OS.
paul
8:12 p.m.
One of the giants of that era, Niklaus Wirth, passed away on New Years
Day, six weeks before his 90th birthday.
He became disillusioned with the directions that Algol 68 was going. He
designed Algol W as a competitor. Algol W became Pascal.
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