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A COBOL-85 compiler for 16 bit OS/2 and DOS introduced in 1988 as version 4 and with some limited Windows 3 support in version 4.5 introduced in 1990. In addition to the COBOL-85 standard the compiler comes with some support for IBM's [[DB2|DB/2]] in version 4 and ANSI 85 definition, X/Open XPG3 COBOL definition, COMP-1 32 and 64 bit floating point extensions as in IBM OSVS COBOL and IBM VS COBOL II in version 4.5. | A COBOL-85 compiler for 16 bit OS/2 and DOS introduced in 1988 as version 4 and with some limited Windows 3 support in version 4.5 introduced in 1990. In addition to adhering to the COBOL-85 standard the compiler comes with some support for IBM's [[DB2|DB/2]] in version 4 and ANSI 85 definition, X/Open XPG3 COBOL definition, COMP-1 32 and 64 bit floating point extensions as in IBM OSVS COBOL and IBM VS COBOL II in version 4.5. | ||
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* Microsoft COBOL | |||
*Microsoft COBOL v4 1988 | |||
: First version with OS/2 support | |||
: Limited support for IBM's [[DB2|DB/2]] | |||
*Microsoft COBOL v4.5 1990 | |||
: Conforms to the ANSI 85 and the X/Open XPG3 COBOL specifications | |||
: Supports COMP-1 32 and 64 bit floating point extensions as in IBM OSVS COBOL and IBM VS COBOL II. | |||
: Adds limited Windows 3 support | |||
: Table Sort added | |||
'''* Microsoft COBOL v4.51''' 1991 | |||
:Last known version with OS/2 support. | |||
:Bugfix release | |||
==Requirements== | ==Requirements== | ||
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Revision as of 23:50, 5 November 2014
Description
A COBOL-85 compiler for 16 bit OS/2 and DOS introduced in 1988 as version 4 and with some limited Windows 3 support in version 4.5 introduced in 1990. In addition to adhering to the COBOL-85 standard the compiler comes with some support for IBM's DB/2 in version 4 and ANSI 85 definition, X/Open XPG3 COBOL definition, COMP-1 32 and 64 bit floating point extensions as in IBM OSVS COBOL and IBM VS COBOL II in version 4.5.
Versions
- Microsoft COBOL v4 1988
- First version with OS/2 support
- Limited support for IBM's DB/2
- Microsoft COBOL v4.5 1990
- Conforms to the ANSI 85 and the X/Open XPG3 COBOL specifications
- Supports COMP-1 32 and 64 bit floating point extensions as in IBM OSVS COBOL and IBM VS COBOL II.
- Adds limited Windows 3 support
- Table Sort added
* Microsoft COBOL v4.51 1991
- Last known version with OS/2 support.
- Bugfix release
Requirements
- OS/2 1.1 or higher
- DOS 3.0 or higher
License
- Discontinued Software
Author
- Microsoft