DG Tapes: Nova Fortran IV

[Emil Sarlija]

Hi Julian,

All my paper tapes are currently in storage along with my DG minis. I  
tried archiving some of them but was unable to get a decent reading  
with the equipment I had. Unfortunately, all I can offer at this point  
is encouragement. :-(

Have fun!
Emil

On 28/10/2008, at 9:34 PM, Julian Skidmore wrote:

> Hi folks,
>
> It seems to me that self-hosting 16-bit compilers for old  
> minicomputers
> are very thin on the ground. Yet from my viewpoint they are  
> interesting
> and worth preserving, because they are a good demonstration of what
> could be achieved using fairly limited hardware.
>
> Recently, I've been looking at the Data General RDOS Fortran IV  
> compiler
> manual. It seems a  very comprehensive version of the language, and  
> it's
> actually Fortran '66 with some extensions, and looks very practical.
> However, the standard RDOS images for SIMH don't come with the Fortran
> compiler, only assembler.
>
> Here are the only two references I've found on the net for the Fortran
> IV tapes:
>
> http://www.chookfest.net/nova3/paper-tapes.html
>
> http://www.ludd.luth.se/~ragge/nova/swdocs.html
>
> How easy would it be to get these tapes transcribed; dumped onto an  
> RDOS
> disk and made available for SIMH?
>
> -cheers from julz @P
>
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