When IBM took over Script, I don't know about VM but at least under MVS they renamed it DCF (Document Composition Facility). DCF was still commonly called Script because the internal invoking Clists on TSO were still "SCRIPT". We started off running freebie Waterloo Script in late 1980's, but at some point went with DCF, and then started using SGML macros which came with DCF. At least at our installation a distinction was always made between DCF/Script and SGML. At some point DCF software prices got so far out of line with our need for the product that we were forced to drop it.
My impression was that the same IBM folks involved with SGML were involved with GML, which either evolved into or influenced HTML. Joel C Ewing On 07/03/2010 04:38 PM, Ed Finnell wrote: > > In a message dated 7/3/2010 3:27:13 P.M. Central Daylight Time, > [email protected] writes: > > Genenalized Markup Languge, often called Script, ran under VM/CMS, html is > very similar to it. IBM used to produce their manuals years ago . I > don't know if they developed it. I used it for several years during the > '80s > and early '90s to write complex bids and documentation . > > >>> > We were ESP for early GML and the little tin foil printers 42xx > somethings. IIRC SCRIPT and Waterloo were similar but diverged at the MACRO > level > starting with GML. Dr Goldfarb used to be one of the 'highlight' sessions at > SHARE and was entertaining as he was informative. Probably worst engineered > thing I ever saw was the > 6610(?) printer where the nixie tubes were in series with the printer > memory. ... -- Joel C. Ewing, Fort Smith, AR [email protected] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
