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+Here is the source to the Intel PLM compiler. It is written in Fortran (66), and is supposed to be pretty clean.
+It compiles correctly with gcc's g77 on Linux. However, it is not the version required to compile CP/M 2.2 or 3.0. It works well, but lacks support for external definitions and some PLM constructs, as required by the DR source. 
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+This archive contains the FORTRAN IV source code for the PL/M-80
+cross compiler.  It bears the Intel's copyright, but at some time
+in the late 1970's the code was made available by Intel.  The
+history of all of this, and the conditions behind it, have become
+a bit merky over the years; however, to the best of my knowledge,
+you are free to use it for personal and educational applications.
+The copy provided in this package was extracted from the standard
+distribution tapes for the Michigan Terminal System, an operating
+system for IBM mainframe hardware used by about six universities
+around the world.
+
+The compiler has been successfully installed on an IBM mainframe
+running both the MTS operating system and the more common VM/CMS.
+The source code has been compiled by the FORTRAN-G1, FORTRAN-HX,
+and VS/FORTRAN compilers.  It should be compilable by any other
+FORTRAN compilers that accept the 1966 (FORTRAN IV) standard
+since the code seems to confirm rather well to that standard.
+Getting a working version on an 8080 or Z80 micro computer may
+be a problem, though, but only because of the size of the two
+modules.  I have not tried this, but I suspect MicroSoft's
+FORTRAN product for MSDOS systems should be able to handle it.
+
+Alas, machine-readable documentation for the langauge and for
+installing the compiler is not available.  I have tried to give
+a capsule summary of the langauge in PLMLANG.DOC, but it in no
+way constitutes a complete description.  PLMCOMP.DOC describes
+the compiler options.
+
+The following files are provided.
+
+   -README  PLM   You are reading it now.
+   PLM81    FOR   Source for Pass 1 of the compiler.
+   PLM82    FOR   Source for Pass 2 of the compiler.
+   PLMLANG  DOC   Summary of the PL/M language.
+   PLMCOMP  DOC   Description of compiler switches.
+   PLMSAMP  PLM   Sample PL/M program.
+   PLMSAMP  HEX   Compiler output for the sample.
+   PLMSAMP  PRN   Compiler listing for the sample.
+
+The package is made available under the "Care-Ware" philosophy.
+This is really quite simple:  If you are just so pleased to
+finally have something like this in you possession that you
+feel duty-bound to send a check for some amount to somewhere,
+may I suggest you send it to:
+
+          CARE
+          Post Office Box 13140
+          Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19101-9903
+
+(Who knows, maybe this will catch on :-)  Contributions to CARE
+should be made in your name, not mine.
+
+John Fisher
+INTERNET:  FISHER@VM.ECS.RPI.EDU
+BITNET:    FISHER@RPIECS
+