Path: ...!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Keith Thompson Newsgroups: comp.lang.awk Subject: Re: Tawk 5.0 doc available Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2025 15:06:07 -0800 Organization: None to speak of Lines: 45 Message-ID: <87frk1pqu8.fsf@nosuchdomain.example.com> References: <67bd90eb$0$714$14726298@news.sunsite.dk> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain Injection-Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2025 00:06:08 +0100 (CET) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="8884623bf32425c3c99b8c7d93ab032c"; logging-data="2316907"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX19KGaBmjBCDJC7EwEZzB6tc" User-Agent: Gnus/5.13 (Gnus v5.13) Cancel-Lock: sha1:e+/NzpZDI65g5jMGsKmk2K4WAok= sha1:QWyBYvd6tdvVr/Y3E4hoWDhoqpE= Bytes: 2686 arnold@skeeve.com (Aharon Robbins) writes: > In going through some old files, I found a zip file: > > -rw-rw-r-- 1 arnold ftpusers 18137948 Jun 12 2013 TAWKCompilerI.zip > > It has PDFs and a text file documenting the use of tawk 5.0. I've > made it available for download at: > > https://www.skeeve.com/TAWKCompilerI.zip > > I have offered it to bitsavers.org, but haven't heard back yet from > them. > > If you're interested, get it now. I'm not sure how long I'm going to > leave it there for. The TAWK compiler is (was) from Thompson Automation Software (no relation). """ The Thompson AWK language, or TAWK for short, is a vastly improved compiled version of the normally interpreted awk language. Unlike awk, TAWK is a robust general purpose programming language that can handle any programming task. For those unfamiliar with awk, the TAWK language resembles the "C" programming language, but is much easier to use and has extensive built-in error checking that eliminates program crashes. Unlike "C", TAWK includes powerful built-in functions for searching, sorting and manipulating text and data-base records making it especially valuable for these types of applications. """ Described here: (last updated in 2003; I'm impressed that the website still exists). "Thompson Automation Software has ceased actively selling software." They also sold the "Thompson Toolkit", which apparently provided UNIX-like shells and tools for DOS, OS/2, and Windows. I see nothing indicating how their software can be obtained or how much it would have cost. -- Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com void Void(void) { Void(); } /* The recursive call of the void */