Re: REXX COMPILER FOR OS/2

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From: Dave Mooney
Date: Thu, 29 Oct 1992 17:54

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In <92301.101701RONY@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at> FLATSCHER Rony <RONY@awiwuw11.wu-wien.ac.at> writes:
> REXX is SAA. Therefore logic dictates a compiler being produced for OS/2
> too !

No it doesn't.  It may mean that Rexx will *exist* on OS/2 (which it
does), but it doesn't mean that there will a *compiler* for it.  Rexx is
plenty fast on OS/2 already -- the benefit to be gained by writing a
compiler is much smaller than the benefit gained by writing a compiler
for Rexx on CMS.

dave

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Dave Mooney                                              dmm@vnet.ibm.com
 C Set/2 Development, IBM Canada Lab, 844 Don Mills Rd, Toronto, Ontario
                    "Neil!!!  Your bed's on fire!!!"

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Date: Thu, 29 Oct 92 12:54:03 EST
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