14 Oct
2012
14 Oct
'12
9:21 a.m.
Colin,
I don't really "know" what was used, I just carted the boxes down for you
chaps to carry away, and I might have missed a box of WATFOR cards. Hope no
one got injured in carting the stuff back to Bletchly. Wonder how you are
going on with cataloging it. If you want help I might be persuaded to spend
a week end sifting through the cards and listing what there is.
Dave Wade G4UGM
Illegitimi Non Carborundum
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From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Colin Eby
Sent: 14 October 2012 17:08
To: cctalk at classiccmp.org
Subject: RE: WATFOR for IBM 7040
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:
could see they
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-- Colin
-----Original Message-----
From: cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org
[mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Colin Eby
Sent: 13 October 2012 08:59
To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
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 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/forthewaterloocompilersprologcprologwwatbo
lwatfivandwbas
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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