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   Dennis Boone to All   
   Re: ancient PL/I, was fledgling assemble   
   24 Mar 23 22:51:32   
   
   From: drb@ihatespam.msu.edu   
      
    > OK, the IBM PL/I (F) compiler, for what many consider a bloated   
    > language, is designed to run (maybe not well) in 64K.   
    > At the end of every compilation it tells how much memory was   
    > used, how much available, and how much to keep the symbol table   
    > in memory.   
      
   It's... 30-some passes, iirc?   
      
   De   
   [Well, phases or overlays but yes, IBM was really good at slicing compilers   
   into pieces they could overlay. -John]   
      
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