Classic programming

[Dave G4UGM]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Brent
> Hilpert
> Sent: 09 August 2015 19:10
> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> <cctalk at classiccmp.org>
> Subject: Re: Classic programming
> 
> On 2015-Aug-09, at 10:40 AM, Robert Jarratt wrote:
> >> -----Original Message-----
> >> From: cctalk [mailto:cctalk-bounces at classiccmp.org] On Behalf Of Paul
> >> Koning
> >> Sent: 09 August 2015 18:22
> >> To: General Discussion: On-Topic and Off-Topic Posts
> >> Subject: Re: Classic programming
> >>
> >>> On Aug 9, 2015, at 12:47 PM, Robert Jarratt
> >>> <robert.jarratt at ntlworld.com>
> >> wrote:
> >>>
> >>> ...
> >>> I used to like Algol68, and got to play with an implementation
> >>> called Algol68C
> >> on a DECSYSTEM-20 in the late 70s. Occasionally I ask if anyone has
> >> got the media for it, I still live in hope. I think there are some
> >> other implementations around, I should make the effort to try one some
> time.
> >>
> >> There was a quite good Algol 68 for the CDC 6000 series.
> >
> > Maybe I should get one of those then.... :-)
> >
> >> There are also
> >> oddities like an Algol 68 interpreter (not compiler) written in Algol
60.
> >>
> >> And there is an open source Algol 68 around today - algol68g.
> >
> > I think that is the one I was thinking of. I should give it a go.
> 
> 
> There was also AlgolW, supported on MTS.
> 
> As MTS was being mentioned earlier I was going to ask if anyone knew
> whether the AlgolW compiler was included in the available distribution.

I believe that its included, but I haven't tried it. 

Dave
G4UGM