[Simh] Cross Compilers (and memories thereof)

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Indeed, the PL/M compiler comes with notes saying it was hosted on MTS.
This thread could be the start of something very interesting! Thanks guys!


On Tue, 23 Feb 2016 17:39:58 -0000
"Dave Wade" <dave.g4ugm at gmail.com> wrote:

> I note someone said MTS hosted several cross assemblers and compilers.
> Readers may be interested to note that a sanitised copy of MTS ready to
> run on the Hercules S390/XA/390 emulator is available for download.
> 
> http://archive.michigan-terminal-system.org/mts-d60A
> 
> http://www.hercules-390.eu/
> 
> Dave Wade
> G4UGM
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Simh [mailto:simh-bounces at trailing-edge.com] On Behalf Of
> > Armistead, Jason BIS
> > Sent: 23 February 2016 17:32
> > To: simh at trailing-edge.com
> > Subject: Re: [Simh] Cross Compilers (and memories thereof)
> > 
> > Let's move this to a new thread subject of its own !

Indeed! :-)


> > 
> > On Tuesday, 23 February 2016 12:04 PM, Davis Johnson <davis at frizzen.com>
> > wrote (under old subject Re: [Simh] Interdata OS/32: hello-world in
> > CAL32) :
> > 
> > > One that I remember was TI had a 9900 cross assembler written in
> > FORTRAN (all caps in those days). It was free to educational
> > institutions.
> > > I talked a prof. into requesting it, but the available FORTRAN
> > > compiler didn't
> > like it.
> > 
> > Another now-defunct company, Microtec Research Incorporated (purchased
> > by Mentor Graphics in late 1995), definitely had a TI9900 cross
> > assembler written in FORTRAN from 1983.  We had the source code under
> > license and compiled it under VAX/VMS (complete with CLI switches), and
> > with a few custom tweaks, it was largely compatible with SDSMAC that
> > ran on TI's 990 computer systems (now simulated via Dave Pitts'
> > SIM990).  There was also a linker/loader that produced Tektronix HEX
> > output (similar to TI's SDSLNK) as the final executable.  I was able to
> > modify the code enough to get it to compile under OpenWatcom's Fortran
> > 77 on Windows XP.