Re: Tawk 5.0 doc available

arnold@skeeve.com (Aharon Robbins) writes:

In going through some old files, I found a zip file:
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-rw-rw-r-- 1 arnold ftpusers 18137948 Jun 12  2013 TAWKCompilerI.zip
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It has PDFs and a text file documenting the use of tawk 5.0.  I've
made it available for download at:
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https://www.skeeve.com/TAWKCompilerI.zip
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I have offered it to bitsavers.org, but haven't heard back yet from
them.
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If you're interested, get it now. I'm not sure how long I'm going to
leave it there for.

The TAWK compiler is (was) from Thompson Automation Software (no
relation).

"""
The Thompson AWK language, or TAWK for short, is a vastly improved
compiled version of the normally interpreted awk language. Unlike awk,
TAWK is a robust general purpose programming language that can handle
any programming task. For those unfamiliar with awk, the TAWK language
resembles the "C" programming language, but is much easier to use and
has extensive built-in error checking that eliminates program
crashes. Unlike "C", TAWK includes powerful built-in functions for
searching, sorting and manipulating text and data-base records making it
especially valuable for these types of applications.
"""

Described here: <http://www.tasoft.com/tawk.html> (last updated in
2003; I'm impressed that the website still exists).

"Thompson Automation Software has ceased actively selling software."

They also sold the "Thompson Toolkit", which apparently provided
UNIX-like shells and tools for DOS, OS/2, and Windows.

I see nothing indicating how their software can be obtained or how much
it would have cost.

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Keith Thompson (The_Other_Keith) Keith.S.Thompson+u@gmail.com
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