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IBM's COBOL development environment introduced in 1995 for OS/2 and AIX as "VisualAge for COBOL" with a Windows NT version following shortly thereafter and the for bit dropped from the name. In addition to native OS/2 programming "Enterprise" versions of the software could be used for developing MVS executables and the later z/OS variant, the compiler is nearly 100% "IBM Enterprise COBOL" compatible.

VA COBOL offered a visual design and testing environment similar to the VisualAge C++ v4 and VA SmallTalk products

Versions

OS/2

Nov 1995: VisualAge COBOL for OS/2 1.0
1996: VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 1.1
- CSD/FixPak 1 for IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2, Version 1 Release 1
1996: VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 1.2
- CSD/FixPak 2 for IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2, Version 1 Release 2
1997: VisualAge COBOL for OS/2 2.0
Sep 1997: VisualAge for COBOL Version 2.1
Apr 1998: VisualAge COBOL 2.2
- CSD/FixPak 2 February 1999

List price for the "Standard" version was USD 499

Windows

2003: VisualAge COBOL Enterprise 3.07

Publications

IBM RedBooks

SG24-4606 - IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 Object-Oriented Programming
SG24-6111 - IBM VisualAge COBOL; Remote Edit/Compile/Debug
SG24-4733 - Host/Workstation Client/Server Implementation Using VisualAge COBOL on OS/2, AIX, and MVS

Links

IBM

Screenshots of version 1

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-[[COBOL]] development environment introduced in 1995 for OS/2 and AIX as "VisualAge for COBOL" with a Windows NT version following shortly thereafter and the ''for'' bit dropped from the name. In addition to native OS/2 programming "Enterprise" versions of the software could be used for developing MVS executables and the later Z/OS variant, the compiler is nearly 100% "IBM Enterprise COBOL" compatible.
+IBM's [[COBOL]] development environment introduced in 1995 for OS/2 and AIX as "VisualAge for COBOL" with a Windows NT version following shortly thereafter and the ''for'' bit dropped from the name. In addition to native OS/2 programming "Enterprise" versions of the software could be used for developing MVS executables and the later z/OS variant, the compiler is nearly 100% "IBM Enterprise COBOL" compatible.
 VA COBOL offered a visual design and testing environment similar to the VisualAge C++ v4 and VA SmallTalk products
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 ==Versions==
 [[Image:VACobol.jpg|right]]
-* '''Last known OS/2 version:''' VisualAge COBOL 2.2 (Apr 1998)
+;OS/2
+*Nov 1995: VisualAge COBOL for OS/2 1.0
+*1996: VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 1.1
+** [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/cobol/fixes/cob11fp1/ CSD/FixPak 1] for IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2, Version 1 Release 1
+*1996: VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 1.2
+** [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/cobol/fixes/cob12fp2/ CSD/FixPak 2] for IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2, Version 1 Release 2
+*1997: VisualAge COBOL for OS/2 2.0
+*Sep 1997: VisualAge for COBOL Version 2.1
+*Apr 1998: VisualAge COBOL 2.2
 ** [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/cobol/fixes/cob22fp2/os2/ CSD/FixPak 2] February 1999
 :List price for the "Standard" version was USD 499
-* Sep 1997: VisualAge for COBOL Version 2.1
+;Windows
+*2003: VisualAge COBOL Enterprise 3.07
-* 1997: VisualAge COBOL for OS/2 2.0
+==Publications==
+;IBM RedBooks
+*SG24-4606 - IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 Object-Oriented Programming
+*SG24-6111 - IBM VisualAge COBOL; Remote Edit/Compile/Debug
+*SG24-4733 - Host/Workstation Client/Server Implementation Using VisualAge COBOL on OS/2, AIX, and MVS
-* 1996: VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 1.2
+==Links==
-** [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/cobol/fixes/cob12fp2/ CSD/FixPak 2] for IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2, Version 1 Release 2
+;IBM
+*[ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/cobol/newsletters/ COBOL Newsletter]
-* 1996: VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 1.1
+*[ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/cobol/info/cob11ps1/FACTSHET.PDF VisualAge for COBOL 1.2 Factsheet]
-** [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/cobol/fixes/cob11fp1/ CSD/FixPak 1] for IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2, Version 1 Release 1
+*[ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/cobol/info/vadtsilc/ VisualAge for COBOL/C++ Direct to SOM Sample Programs]
-* Nov 1995: VisualAge COBOL for OS/2 1.0
-* Last known Windows version: 3.07 (2003)
-==Links==
-* IBM [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/cobol/newsletters/ COBOL Newsletter]
-* IBM [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/cobol/info/cob11ps1/FACTSHET.PDF VisualAge for COBOL 1.2 Factsheet]
-* IBM [ftp://ftp.software.ibm.com/ps/products/cobol/info/vadtsilc/ VisualAge for COBOL/C++ Direct to SOM Sample Programs]
 * [http://www.danielsays.com/ss-gallery-os2-ibm-visualage-cobol-v1.html Screenshots of version 1]
-==License==
+[[Category:IBM Products]][[Category:COBOL]][[Category:Software written in Smalltalk]][[Category:VisualAge Family]]
-* Discontinued. Commercial.
-==Author==
-[[IBM]]
-==Related Articles==
-*
-==Publications==
-* [http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg244606.html IBM RedBook: IBM VisualAge for COBOL for OS/2 Object-Oriented Programming]
-* [http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/redbooks/pdfs/sg246111.pdf IBM RedBook: IBM VisualAge COBOL; Remote Edit/Compile/Debug]
-* [http://www.redbooks.ibm.com/abstracts/sg244733.html IBM RedBook: Host/Workstation Client/Server Implementation Using VisualAge COBOL on OS/2, AIX, and MVS]
-* [http://math.uni.lodz.pl/~arogow/os390/podr/cobol-manual.pdf IBM Cobol Language Reference]
-[[Category:IBM Products]]
-[[Category:Tools]][[Category:Z/OS Tools]][[Category:AIX Tools]][[Category:MS Windows Tools]][[Category:COBOL]][[Category:Software written in Smalltalk]][[Category:VisualAge Family]]