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Article #4090Re: Need information about NATURAL
From: Fred Brehm
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1991 16:30
Date: Tue, 04 Jun 1991 16:30
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In article <49857@ut-emx.uucp> osmigo@ut-emx.uucp (Ron Morgan) writes: >Some data processing departments (e.g., universities with massive databases) >use a language called NATURAL, running on an IBM mainframe. It's supposed to >be similar to COBOL (ugh). I cannot find out *anything* about this language. In article <PX.91Jun3161211@zen.fct.unl.pt> px@fct.unl.pt (Joaquim Baptista [pxQuim]) writes: >I had a look at it once. It was part of a (probably) public domain >database called ADABAS, written in COBOL. Well, you're close. Natural is the 4GL for ADABAS, which is a very expensive DBMS for IBM mainframes and VMS VAXen (maybe others?). ADABAS is sold by Software AG whose main US office is in Reston, VA, at least it was two years ago. You should be able to find a phone number for them in any issue of Datamation or a similar trade rag. Their salescreatures will be willing to tell you about Natural if you act like a potential customer. Fred -- Frederic W. Brehm Siemens Corporate Research Princeton, NJ fwb@demon.siemens.com -or- ...!princeton!siemens!demon!fwb
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