===== Microsoft COBOL-80 Compiler v.4.01 =====

This is Microsoft's is Microsoft's COBOL-80, which runs on the 8080/Z-80/8085, 
brings the world's most widely used computer programming language to the 
microcomputer user. COBOL-80 is comparable to COBOL systems found on mini-
computers and large mainframes. Consequently, it greatly enhances the
usefulness of microcomputers because it gives users access to the
incredibly large number of programs already written in COBOL. Because
COBOL-80 is a standard, COBOL programs written on other computers may
be run easily on 8080, z-80 or 8085 systems. 


The user manual is available in the Doc/Language directory,
Microsoft_COBOL-80_Manuals_1878.pdf

== Sample Application ==

This disk image includes a very small sample application called
HELLO.COB that can be used to demonstrate the build process.  The
following commands will build this sample application.

cobol hello,hello=hello/r
l80 hello/n,hello/e