From: pbc@icsbelf.uucp (Patrick B. Coyle)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.aix
Subject: Re: System36 Emulator
Date: 24 Jul 92 12:46:12 GMT
Organization: ICS Computing Group Ltd, Belfast

In article <01050810.95ij4g@mbeckman.mbeckman.com> mbeckman@mbeckman.com writes:
>
>In article <1682BDE8E.SR116008@ysub.ysu.edu> (comp.unix.aix), SR116008@ysub.ysu.edu writes:
>>      I have heard that there is a program that will allow the RS6000 to
>> run programs written for the IBM system 36.
>
>The product is called RS/36,


I assume you are interested in achieving the best possible solution, for which
you require a balanced view on all the available products on offer, therefore
I am very surprised that Mr Beckman did not also describe the UNIBOL product
which was also reviewed by Roger Pence.  
[ The relevant issues of News 3X/400 for the reviews are Nov'91 for RS/36 and 
Jan'92 for UNIBOL. ]

Mr Beckman is quite right in describing RS/36 as a complete runtime environment
emulating the System/36 and executing original System/36 binaries.  (You may
however wish to think carefully about license infringement when executing 
binaries for which you you do not own the source rights.)

UNIBOL is also a complete System/36 environmemt for both runtime execution AND
future application development.  Whilst RS/36 emulates the System/36,
UNIBOL will migrate source code to the Risc System 6000 (via 1/4", 4mm or 8mm
tape), recompile it and execute in native AIX whilst still retaining the
familiar and friendly System/36 environment.  The performance of the machine
allows RS/36 to be faster than a System/36 but because it is a ** native **
implementation, UNIBOL provides considerably faster performance still !!

UNIBOL provides complete support for OCL, screens (SDA), help, messages,
autoreport, editors, RPGII, COBOL, RPG400 (including ASNA and BPS), POP, any
ascii/ansi terminal (up to 9 sessions per terminal), 5250 devices, report
generator and full capability at all levels to interface to other native AIX
applications and utilities.  Compilation speeds of 130 times faster than a 5360
make it a dream of a development environment.

Other products just released include:
        Database links
        GUI Interface
        Embedded C (within programs)
        Embedded SQL (within programs)
make UNIBOL a superb choice when transferring to AIX.  Not only does it provide
a replacement System/36 with vastly improved performance, it allows users
(currently 2000+) to retain and build on existing experience while at the same
time take advantage of a wealth of new software languages and applications.

One of the major developments due for release in the near future is:
        UNIBOL/400 (complete AS/400 environment)

For further information on UNIBOL contact:

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