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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: tiny COBOL,  Article on new mainframe use
Date: Wed, 4 Sep 2024 08:19:09 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 02 Sep 2024 15:34:09 GMT, Scott Lurndal wrote:

> Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid> writes:
>
>>I don’t think it was possible to fit a COBOL compiler into a 64K address
>>space -- not without heavy overlaying.. The DEC one for the PDP-11 was a
> 280kiB executable
> 
> Clearly it was possible.
> 
> https://commodore.software/downloads/download/211-application-manuals/13865-nevada-cobol-for-the-commodore-64

How big was that executable, again?

(Don’t post random links unless you know what you’re talking about.)