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New: 89: Dotzel: Oberon Day @ CERN, 10-Mar-2004

No. 85 to 88 deleted

* 84: Shcherbatyuk: A language extension for programming abstractions without objects

* 83: Dotzel: Variable parameter list using open arrays and ISO Modula-2's array constructors.

* 82: McIntosh: Who is using the Oberon System?

* 81: Dotzel: Oberon-2 from 32 bit to 64 bit -- without any programming language change

* 80. Gutknecht/Reali: Joint Modular Language Conference JMLC 2000 Call for Participation, ETH Zurich, Switzerland, September 6-8, 2000

* 79. Gerber: A Digital Contrarian (Prof. Niklaus Wirth) Retires

* 78. Ryser/Klaver: A minimal self-reproducing program written in Oberon

* 77. Dotzel: 64 bit Virtual Regions with Modula-2 on OpenVMS Alpha

* 76. Dotzel: Migration of 32 bit Modula-2 programs to 64 bit on OpenVMS Alpha

* 75. Dotzel: 64 bit extension for Modula-2 for OpenVMS Alpha -- Implementation Notes

* GD. Dotzel: Modula-2 and Oberon-2 Compiler for OpenVMS Alpha -- Implementation Notes (63KB html) (latest edition 20-Mar-1999)
* 74. Dotzel: The Year 10000 problem
* 73. Dotzel/Goebel: 64 Bit Oberon for OpenVMS Alpha
* 72. Pirkelbauer: Object Model Implementation Notes for the OpenVMS AlphaOberon System
* F1. Berthouzoz: Extensibilité et persistance en Oberon-2 (in French)
* WS. Dotzel/Skulski: Oberon-2, a hi-performance alternative to C++ (38KB)
* VV. Dotzel/Schuhmacher: Konstruktive Maßnahmen zur Qualitätssicherung in der Softwareentwicklung (in German) (22KB)
* CS. Schramer/Dotzel: Das OpenVMS Alpha Modula-2 und Oberon-2 Compiler Projekt. Über die Entwicklung des ModulaWare Modula-2 und Oberon-2 Compilers und Bibliothek; mit Einleitung: Vergleich von Modula-2 mit Pascal; mit Alpha Prozessorbeschreibung (in German) (57KB)
* PF. Fabian/Dotzel: Von Modula-2 nach Oberon-2 oder Wie Objekte ein Programm überleben können. Ein Traktat über Objekte, Erweiterungen und Persistenz; mit Einleitung: Vergleich von Modula-2 mit Oberon-2 (in German) (90KB)
* 71. Joint Modular Language Conference JMLC'97: advance programme
* 70. Juice Authoring Tool, Oberon2HTML, OM2-XDS V2.21, XRC
* 69. Juice, Oberon2LaTex, OM2-XDS V2.20 PC/WNT/W95 native code
* 68. Dotzel/Goebel: 64 bit addressing in Alpha Oberon-2
* 67. Dotzel/Goebel: AlphaOberon Run-Time Debugger
* 66. Dotzel/Goebel: Porting the Oberon System to Alpha OpenVMS - Implementation notes (50KB) [revised 09-Sep-2009]
* 65. The xTech development system XDS
* 64. Dotzel: Book recension of N. Wirth's: "Grundlagen und Techniken des Compilerbaus"
* 63. Working with AlphaOberon (23KB)
* 62. Overview: Oberon Systems, Compilers, Publications.
* 61. University Linz: PD Software for the Oberon System V4.
* 60. Dotzel: The role of the ModulAtor changes
60.1. Knasmüller: Dialogs: A user interface for end users
60.2. Dotzel (Forum): The end of privacy: Encryption disallowed!
* 59. AlphaOberon: The Oberon System for DEC Alpha OpenVMS
* 58. Gutknecht: Oberon in Education
* 57. Bauer: About OM2-XDS (31KB)
* 56. Unique I/O-Library Approach for OM2/Mithril
* 55. Dotzel: Minimal Spanning Tree (Forest) in Oberon-2
55.1. Comparison of code generated for RISC/CISC (AXP/M680x0)
* 54. Dotzel: Using Coroutines in Oberon-2, Part II
* 53. Dotzel: Using Coroutines in Oberon-2, Part I
* 52. Wirth: A Brief History of Modula and Lilith (38 KB)
* 51. Marais: OberonNews
50. Ulm's Oberon System ./. IPD Modula-2*
* 49. Templ: Oberon vs. C++ (25KB)
* 48. Dotzel: Oberon - A Rightsized Programming Language
48.1. HP PA-RISC vs. AXP-RISC Speed
48.2. Stein: Modula-2 vs. C
48.3. Orman: Women and Tetris Addiction
47. Moylan: PMOS: A Modula-2 operating system
* 46. Hutt: PLSA'94 Conference Summary
45. Hoppe: What is a Module in Modula-2?
44. Hoppe: Character-less Programming
43. Dotzel: Personal Comment on the proposals for OOE of ISO Modula-2
42. Wiedemann: Proposal for Object Oriented Extension (OOE) of [ISO] Modula-2
41. Klingspor: Modula-2O - object oriented extension of Modula-2
* 40. Dotzel: How to combine Modula-2 and Oberon-2 programs under OpenVMS
39. Miller: PGP Pretty Good Privacy defense fund.
* 38. Dotzel: Personal Remarks about Language Design, Compiler Implementors and Users
* 37. Dotzel: Oberon-2 Programming under Mithril V2.0. (122KB)
* 36. Dotzel: Dynamically Loaded Modules in Oberon-2 under OpenVMS.
* 35. Moylan: The case against C
34. Dotzel: Submission for the First "Co-operative" Oberon-2 Standardisation Meeting, London 1993.
* 33. Dotzel: A modest proposal for an object oriented extension of ISO Modula-2. (58KB)
* 32. Dotzel: Oberon-2 Clarifications and Extensions for OpenVMS (44KB)
* 31. Dotzel: How to create and access Oberon-2's Dynamic Arrays in Modula-2? (39KB)
* 30. Hutt/Dotzel: Communication about Persistent Objects in Oberon-2.
30.1. Goebel/Dotzel: Persistent Objects in Oberon-2 under OpenVMS Alpha and VAX. (37KB)
* 29. Bullock: User's Column: Oberon/386, Complex, PCs and other chitchat.
* 28. Joyner: C++?? A C++ Critique (160KB); 3rd edition at http://www.progsoc.uts.edu.au/~geldridg/cpp/cppcv3.html [The critique will not only be of interest to C++ programmers, but also to Java and Eiffel programmers, as the critique now contains comparisons to these languages too.])
* 27. Dotzel: How to count bits in Modula-2 and Oberon-2 (20KB)
* 26. Baumgart: ISO Modula-2 Library for Oberon-2 (66KB)
* 25. Baumgart: Test Programs for ISO M2's Processes & Semaphores
25.1. Dotzel: Oberon-2 Compiler for OpenVMS (46KB)
* 24. Nedorya/Nikitin: Mithril - A Portable Oberon-2 System.
24.1. DEC's WRL Modula-2 Announcement and interview with Joel McCormack.
23. Redtenbacher: Simplifying the Subject of Protection.
23.1. Pronk: Protection, Modules and Exception - A note on current ISO Modula-2 SC22.WG-13 positions. (55KB)
22. Egorov/Bogatyrev/Petrovichev: Yet Another Approach for Exception Handling in Modula-2.(103KB)
* 21. Rosenberg: Computer Virus Myths.
21.1. DEC-Alpha Announcement: technical details of DEC's new Alpha-processor 21064. (40KB)
* 20. Baumgart: ISO Modula-2 Standard I/O Library Test Programs
20.1. Dotzel: What's new in ISO-Modula-2?
20.2. Woodman: WG 13 News Bulletin Mar-1992.
20.3. Ivanovich: LOTOS: A Distributed Library Operating Medium
19. Dotzel: Directory listing organized by file types in Modula-2 for OpenVMS.
18. Jäger: The MCS Modula-2 System V4.3. (57KB)
* 17. Dotzel: Cryptification in Oberon-2 [and Ackermann again] (37KB)
16. Wiacker: Batch Queue Infortmation under VMS.
* 14. ISO Modula-2 Library Interface Modules and Examples (130KB)
13. Dotzel: How to improve acceptance of ISO-Modula_2?
13.1. Report from the Sixth ISO SC22/WG13 Modula_2 WG-meeting.
12. Dotzel: Comparison of the Edison & Modula-2 Language Features.
11. Dotzel: The EDISON Multiprocessor Language and it's port to OpenVMS.
* 10. Bullock: Audio, Software and Hardware Perspectives. News and speculations about the future from the US.
09. Dotzel: The Medium is the "Embassy". Personal Thoughts on Messages, Computer Languages and Risky Business.
* 08. Dotzel: The Ackermann function (12 KB)
06. Dotzel: Modula-2 and the COMPLEX type. An Evaluation of the Compiler's Complex Extension.
04. Schuhmacher: XWindows and UIL Programming Using Modula-2 and Oberon-2, incl. rotating icosahedron example (ICO).
03. Dotzel: Modula-2 Beats C even in System Programming (get and set file date).
02. Dotzel, The ISO/IEC JTC1/SC22 D106/N336 Modula-2 Language Changes according to the Third Working Draft Standard.
01. Dotzel: Comparison of VAX/VMS Modula-2 Compiler Code Quality for Floating Point Arithmetic.
00. Dotzel: Modula-2 Conference Reports: Bled 1990 and Wales 1990.