14 Oct
2012
14 Oct
'12
10:03 a.m.
Thank you (both) for the support. As I told you previously, I think
that this would be a great addition to the collection of recovered
items in Classic Computing available at present.
Best wishes for this.
Sergio.
2012/10/14 Colin Eby <colineby at isallthat.com>:
Sergio,
I have to defer to Dave on this. He knows what was used, and what was
not. I'll keep a watch for it, but if Dave doesn't remember it, then
it's unlikely to be in the Medical Computing Archive. If it's not in
that archive, its unlikely to be in the the TNMoC collection.
However, there are at two known system survivors with some level of
software. Both of them watch this list so they may be able to help. Very
best of luck.
On Sat, 2012-10-13 at 10:49 +0100, Dave wrote:
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Subject: Re: WATFOR for IBM 7040
Its also possible the Manchester University Medical Computing
Unit archives will have such a request. They used both a 7040
And 7090. The also made a number of software requests to
other institutions. The archives are deposited with the UK's
National Museum of Computing. I'm involved with their
initial conservation, so this is something I can check,
though there may be a little lead time to do so as its mostly
uncatalogued, and not at all digitised yet.
Are you looking for the compiler, information about its
historic distribution and licensing patterns, or something else?
--Colin
I didn't see anything that said "Watfor" on it when I carried the tapes,
cards and Manuals from Nobby's loft. From what I could see they only every
used the IBM fortran compilers. You might try the folks on the e-mails
here:-
http://archive.michigan-terminal-system.org/discussions/permission-to-includ
e-licensed-programs/forthewaterloocompilersprologcprologwwatbolwatfivandwbas
ic
but I don't think Waterloo have any thing archived...
Dave Wade G4UGM
Illegitimi Non Carborundum
SPC <spedraja at gmail.com> wrote:
Hello.
Im' playing actually with diverse emulators for the IBM 709x and the
software available for them (IBSYS and CTSS). Fun and
instructive (I'm
using it to play with COBOL and FORTRAN at
present).
Now I should like to go one step beyond.
I have doubts about the compatibility but I should like to know if
exists some request for the WATFOR compiler for the IBM 7040 to the
Waterloo University or whoever would be the owner of the
rights of this
software..
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