Re: Database access from COBOL

Here is an option as well. Get the SIMH Vax simulator ( a freebie)
which runs on Linux, Mac/X, Alpha VMS, and Windows. We have Rdb 7
running on Mac/X 10.3 with the Compaq "C" compiler for doing some
development/testing while traveling. I see no reason why the Cobol
compiler would not function equally well. That way, each student can
have their own "Vax" if they wish. All you need is the hobbyist license
for VMS and $30 for one set of media. Load a new hobbyist license onto
the disk image each year before the start of the semester.

Build a "standard" pre-configured system disk image that people can
download onto their PCs, and away you go.

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