14 Jul
2023
14 Jul
'23
1:02 a.m.
Reading through [1], there are documents offered by AT&T for the "Level II
COBOL" system, which some further research indicates is a product from Convergent
(same folks as the UNIX PC.) There's also the LPI-COBOL which appears to be a
Language Processor Inc. product.
Are these the earliest AT&T endorsed COBOL solutions for UNIX or were there other
efforts either promoted by Bell or even perhaps developed locally that were in any use
before this version? Or otherwise is there any other family of ubiquitous UNIX COBOL
tools that was in use in the 70s and early 80s, before the timeframe of this document?
Additionally is anyone aware of any surviving code or binaries of either of these or
other, earlier efforts at COBOL on UNIX? I have no goal for this information in mind yet,
but just gathering details at this point. Thanks all!
- Matt G.
[1] - http://bitsavers.org/pdf/att/000-111_ATT_Documentation_Guide_Nov87.pdf