Board:   [DoveNet] Unix/Linux
Subject: Re: What Is Unix? (was: H
From:    MIKE POWELL
Date:    Sat Jan 17, 2026 09:12

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> Have you done COBOL on linux ? I learned it in high school along with RPG but
> never used it. Took a course in college but changed it to pass/fail because I
> wasn't keep up.
>
> I use linux daily and wonder how hard it would be to find a free compiler and
> editor that would help with keying in COBOL code.

I have not tried it much on linux, beyond maybe a "hello world!" program,
but there is at least one linux compiler out there -- gnucobol.  As for an
editor, I would think that genie would suffice.

I have an old copy of the IBM COBOL compiler for DOS, as well as PC-SPIF.
If I get the urge to code something for home in COBOL, it is usually for
DOS.

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