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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 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. | 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. | ||
The actual compiler was licensed from [[Microfocus]], the rest of the tools like the debugger and editor were in-house developments from Microsoft. | |||
==Versions== | ==Versions== | ||
* Microsoft COBOL v5 1992 | |||
: OS/2 Support dropped | |||
: Greatly enhanced Windows 3.x support | |||
''' | *'''Microsoft COBOL v4.51''' 1991 | ||
:Last known version with OS/2 support. | :Last known version with OS/2 support. | ||
:Bugfix release | :Bugfix release | ||
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* 1985: COBOL 2.0 | * 1985: COBOL 2.0 | ||
* 1984: COBOL 1.1 | * 1984: COBOL 1.1 | ||
== | ====Prerequisites for versions 4.x==== | ||
* OS/2 1.1 or higher | * OS/2 1.1 or higher | ||
* DOS 3.0 or higher | * DOS 3.0 or higher | ||
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* Microsoft | * Microsoft | ||
==Links== | |||
* [http://www.danielsays.com/ss-gallery-dos-ms-cobol-50.html Microsoft Cobol V5 Showcase] | |||
[[Category:Tools]] [[Category:DOS Tools]] [[Category:MS Windows Tools]] | [[Category:Tools]] [[Category:DOS Tools]] [[Category:MS Windows Tools]] | ||
Revision as of 19:47, 25 December 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.
The actual compiler was licensed from Microfocus, the rest of the tools like the debugger and editor were in-house developments from Microsoft.
Versions
- Microsoft COBOL v5 1992
- OS/2 Support dropped
- Greatly enhanced Windows 3.x support
- Microsoft COBOL v4.51 1991
- Last known version with OS/2 support.
- Bugfix release
- 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.
- Enhanced IBM DB/2 support.
- Microsoft COBOL v4 1989
- First version with OS/2 support
- Limited support for IBM's DB/2
- 1988: COBOL 3.0
- 1987: COBOL 2.2
- 1985: COBOL 2.0
- 1984: COBOL 1.1
Prerequisites for versions 4.x
- OS/2 1.1 or higher
- DOS 3.0 or higher
License
- Discontinued Software
Author
- Microsoft