Rexx Implementations

Here's a list of platforms (hardware, operating systems, and operating environments) on which you can use Rexx.

Freeware/shareware See also the Rexx Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), and the links on the Rexx Language page. Unix/Linux: REXX/imc (includes source code; runs on Red Hat Linux 5.1 gcc 2.7.2.3, Solaris 2.5, Solaris 2.5.1, SunOS 4.1.3, Digital Unix 4.0, IRIX 6.2, IRIX64 6.2, IRIX64 6.5, FreeBSD 2.0.5, FreeBSD 2.2.7, AIX 3.2, HP-UX 9.01) Regina (includes source code; runs on Linux, FreeBSD, Solaris, AIX, HP-UX, etc.) IBM's Object REXX for Linux (upwards compatible with 'classic' REXX) Palm OS: Rexx Palm OS [Jaxo] Java: the NetRexx compiler PC-DOS/MS-DOS: BREXX interpreter (includes source code); Regina OS/2: Regina eCS: Regina Windows: Regina Amiga: Regina QNX: Regina BeOs: Regina EPOC32: Regina AtheOS: Regina OpenVMS: Regina OpenEdition: Regina MacOS X: Regina 3.1 Earlier Macintosh: TEXX (contact Jose Aguirre, 3704 Edgar Park Ave., El Paso, Texas 79904)

IBM implementations VM/CMS (since 1983) Compiler (since 1989) VM/GCS (since 1984) MVS and TSO/E (since 1988) Compiler (since 1994) AS/400 (since 1990) OS/2 (since 1990) VSE/ESA (since 1993) Compiler (since 1994) AIX/6000 (since 1993, now withdrawn – use Object Rexx) Novell Netware (since 1994) CICS/ESA (since 1994) PC-DOS (since Feb 1995) Object Rexx for OS/2 (since 1996) NetRexx for all Java platforms (since Jan 1997) Object Rexx for Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP (since Feb 1997) NetView (for MVS and VSE/ESA) NetMaster (for MVS and VSE) Object Rexx for Linux (since Nov 1997) Object Rexx for AIX (since 1999) REXX/2 Compiled into SPF/PC v 3/4/5 by Command Technology (since Mar 1993) REXXSAA Compiled into Tritus SPF (since 1991) Other commercial implementations For more information, see the Rexx Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ), the links on the Rexx Language page, or try a search on Google. *IX (just about all flavors, including SVR4, SVR3, BSD4.3, AIX 3.2+, SunOS 4.1.x, Solaris, HP-UX, IRIX) Windows (3.x, '95, '98, Me, NT, 2000, XP; Intel and DEC Alpha) PC-DOS (built-in since PC-DOS 7) Will also work in DOSBOX/DOSEMU/FREEDOS/MSDOS) MS-DOS (separate products) Amiga (ARexx, built-in) DEC VMS Tandem VM/CMS compiler Novell Netware At least one company will port 'to order'

This information is collected and maintained by Mike Cowlishaw (mfc@uk.ibm.com).
Please send me any corrections or new links, and also send them to the Rexx Language Association Webmaster!