From: "John M. Aldrich" <fighteer AT cs DOT com>
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Subject: Re: C compilers on mainframes
Date: Wed, 19 Feb 1997 20:45:37 -0800
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Tony O'Bryan wrote:
> 
> Do C compilers exist for mainframe computers?  If not, why?

Define "mainframe".  Most Unix servers have a C compiler as part of the
standard executable package, but of course this only applies to those
mainframes that run a Unix shell.  Every university computer I've ever
seen has a C compiler on it.  As far as business servers go, it's
potluck.  GCC has been ported to a vast number of platforms, but the
only way to know for sure is to ask the administrators of the mainframe
in question.

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