RTL 2

RTL/2 is a programming language of the same vintage as C and Pascal; it was
originally developed at ICI in the UK and can be regarded as a simpler 
descendant of the Algol family.


Included in the package are:
- Compiler, generates Macro11 source code
- Linkage Verifier, a tool used to check the consistency of inter-module data 
  definitions and procedure calls
- Macro Processor, a general purpose macro pre-processor tool
- Debugger (a bit awkward to use, may be helpful when learning the language)
- Runtime support libraries for PDP/RSX
- some documentation


I will be adding further details on the language itself to the distribution 
when I get the chance (probably in a week or so). In the meantime, people can
mail me for some draft "documentation" or, if you have access to an academic
library, you may be able to find one or more of:
 J.G.P. Barnes, RTL/2 Design and Philosophy, Heyden and Son Ltd (1976),
  ISBN: 0 85501 226 9
 J.G.P. Barnes, The Standardisation of RTL/2, Software Practice and 
  Experience, 10, 707-719 (1980)
 BS5904, Specification for the Computer Programming Language RTL/2, British   
  Standards Institute (1980)
 J.G.P. Barnes, Real-Time Languages for Process Control, Comp. J., 15, 
  15-17 (1972)

There are also some Help files included in the VAX/VMS distribution (which is
in the ../VMS directory on the same ftp server) which may be useful.


Please note that this remains copyrighted software, so please read the 
licencing information contained in the file hlicence.txt before use.


-- 
Roger Barnett
Natron Software Maintenance Ltd, York, England




Article 54126 of comp.sys.dec:

There are versions of our RTL/2 compiler product now available for personal
non-commercial use on any PDP/RSX or (non-clustered) VAX/VMS system.

The distribution comprises a Zip file containing a set of object libraries 
which are built into the compiler and associated tools, plus a set of runtime
support source libraries. 

The software is available at:
    ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/digital/VMS/rtl2_for_hobby.zip
    ftp.demon.co.uk/pub/digital/PDP/hpdprtl2.zip

Please mail any queries about this software to:
    rtl2@natron.demon.co.uk


RTL/2 is a programming language of the same vintage as C and Pascal; it was
originally developed at ICI in the UK and can be regarded as a simpler 
descendant of the Algol family.


Included in the package are:
- Compiler, generates appropriate assembler source code
- Linkage Verifier, a tool used to check the consistency of inter-module data 
  definitions and procedure calls
- Macro Processor, a general purpose macro pre-processor tool
- (PDP) Debugger (a bit awkward to use, may be helpful when learning the 
                  language)
- (VAX) Debug Interface, adds VMS Debug information to object files
- Runtime support libraries
- (VAX) Help files
- (VAX) LSE environment file
- some documentation


I will be adding further details on the language itself to the distributions 
when I get the chance (probably in a week or so). In the meantime, people can 
mail me for some draft "documentation" or, if you have access to an academic 
ibrary, you may be able to find one or more of:
 J.G.P. Barnes, RTL/2 Design and Philosophy, Heyden and Son Ltd (1976),
  ISBN: 0 85501 226 9
 J.G.P. Barnes, The Standardisation of RTL/2, Software Practice and 
  Experience, 10, 707-719 (1980)
 BS5904, Specification for the Computer Programming Language RTL/2, British   
  Standards Institute (1980)
 J.G.P. Barnes, Real-Time Languages for Process Control, Comp. J., 15, 
  15-17 (1972)


Please note that these products remain copyrighted software, so please read 
the licencing information contained in the file hlicence.txt (PDP) or 
hobbyist_licence.txt (VAX) before use.


-- 
Roger Barnett
Natron Software Maintenance Ltd, York, England