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'''IBM COBOL/2''' was a COBOL development environment for DOS and OS/2. Its parts were licenced from British company [[Micro Focus]], so that in fact Micro Focus, IBM and Microsoft were shipping the same compiler engine. | '''IBM COBOL/2''' was a COBOL development environment for DOS and OS/2. Its parts were licenced from British company [[Micro Focus]], so that in fact Micro Focus, IBM and Microsoft were shipping the same compiler engine. | ||
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* Withdrawal from Marketing: 16 Mar 1998 | * Withdrawal from Marketing: 16 Mar 1998 | ||
== | ==Features== | ||
Language variants supported by IBM COBOL/2: | Language variants supported by IBM COBOL/2: | ||
* subset of IBM VS COBOL II release 2 syntax | * subset of IBM VS COBOL II release 2 syntax | ||
* subset of IBM OS/VS COBOL release 2.4 syntax | * subset of IBM OS/VS COBOL release 2.4 syntax | ||
* IBM PC COBOL Version 1.0 and IBM COBOL Version 2.0 syntax (with minor restrictions) | * IBM PC COBOL Version 1.0 and IBM COBOL Version 2.0 syntax (with minor restrictions) | ||
* | * Micro Focus extensions for the IBM PC | ||
Provided tools: | Provided tools: | ||
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* Linker - linkage editor with support for DOS and OS/2 | * Linker - linkage editor with support for DOS and OS/2 | ||
* ANIMATOR - source line debug facilities | * ANIMATOR - source line debug facilities | ||
Documentation: | |||
* IBM COBOL/2 Volume 1: Compile, Link and Run Manual / Fundamentals Manual | |||
* IBM COBOL/2 Volume 2: Language Reference Manual | |||
==Version== | ==Version== | ||
* Jan 1988 | * 1.00 (Jan 1988) | ||
* 1.02 | |||
Upgrade IBM COBOL/2 to [[Micro Focus COBOL/2]] (5758-MFG) | |||
==Publications== | ==Publications== | ||
* | * Robert Sales: ''COBOL/2: The next generation in applications programming'' - IBM Systems Journal (Volume 27, Issue 2, 1988) [https://archive.org/details/sim_ibm-systems-journal_1988_27_2/page/n1/mode/2up] | ||
* | * Dave Dill: ''Programming PM Using the COBOL/2 Bindings'' - Personal Systems/Issue 2, 1991 | ||
==Links== | ==Links== | ||
* | * {{L-IBMAnnUS|ZP87-4037}} (1987-04-02) IBM COBOL/2 | ||
* | * {{L-IBMAnnUS|ZP87-4131}} (1987-11-03) IBM COBOL/2 (Availability) | ||
* {{L-IBMAnnUS|ZP88-0103}} (1988-01-15) IBM 4680 Support for COBOL | |||
[[Category:COBOL development environment]][[Category:IBM Products]] | [[Category:COBOL development environment]][[Category:IBM Products]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:42, 7 August 2023
IBM COBOL/2 was a COBOL development environment for DOS and OS/2. Its parts were licenced from British company Micro Focus, so that in fact Micro Focus, IBM and Microsoft were shipping the same compiler engine.
- Program number: 5604-066
- Part numbers: 95X3071, 79H5502 (DUA)
- Withdrawal from Marketing: 16 Mar 1998
Features
Language variants supported by IBM COBOL/2:
- subset of IBM VS COBOL II release 2 syntax
- subset of IBM OS/VS COBOL release 2.4 syntax
- IBM PC COBOL Version 1.0 and IBM COBOL Version 2.0 syntax (with minor restrictions)
- Micro Focus extensions for the IBM PC
Provided tools:
- Library Manager - for creation and maintenance of object libraries
- SORT/MERGE module
- Linker - linkage editor with support for DOS and OS/2
- ANIMATOR - source line debug facilities
Documentation:
- IBM COBOL/2 Volume 1: Compile, Link and Run Manual / Fundamentals Manual
- IBM COBOL/2 Volume 2: Language Reference Manual
Version
- 1.00 (Jan 1988)
- 1.02
Upgrade IBM COBOL/2 to Micro Focus COBOL/2 (5758-MFG)
Publications
- Robert Sales: COBOL/2: The next generation in applications programming - IBM Systems Journal (Volume 27, Issue 2, 1988) [1]
- Dave Dill: Programming PM Using the COBOL/2 Bindings - Personal Systems/Issue 2, 1991