Is there a Perl port to machine FOO?

    Probably.  Perl already runs on virtually all UNIX machines as well as 
    quite a few non-UNIX ones.  Chances are that if you're running a UNIX
    box, you simply need to run Configure and everything will be taken
    care of for you.   For most UNIX machines, no porting is required.

    Perl comes with an elaborate auto-configuration script that allows Perl
    to be painlessly ported to a wide variety of platforms, including many
    non-UNIX ones.  Amiga and MS-DOS binaries are available on
    jpl-devvax.jpl.nasa.gov [128.149.1.143] for anonymous FTP.  Try to bring
    Perl up on your machine, and if you have problems, examine the README
    file carefully, and if all else fails, post to comp.lang.perl with 
    a cross-posting to comp.sys.whatever; probably someone out there has
    run into your problem and will be able to help you.  

    In the perl archive on coombs.anu.edu.au, you can consult the file
    /pub/perl/misc/perl.code.sources for information not contained below.
    It may also be more up-to-date as well.

    In particular, since they're so often asked about, here's some information 
    for the MacIntosh from Matthias Ulrich Neeracher <neeri@iis.ethz.ch>:

        The most recent version of Perl for the Apple Macintosh using the
        MPW C compiler is available in:

            nic.switch.ch [130.59.1.40]    software/mac/src/mpw_c
            ftp.eunet.ch  [146.228.10.15]  software/mac/perl

        The current version is 4.0.7 (despite the "7", it corresponds to
        patchlevel 36 in the Unix version) and is available in the above
        directories as

           Mac_Perl_407_src.sit.bin       Sources
           Mac_Perl_407_tool.sit.bin      MPW Tool
           Mac_Perl_407_appl.sit.bin      Standalone Application (See below)

        There is a mailing list for discussing Macintosh Perl which can be
        reached at mpw-perl-request@iis.ee.ethz.ch

    Here's more, from Timothy Murphy <tim@maths.tcd.ie >

        I ported perl to the Mac, using Think C, a while ago.  I've
        used it quite a lot since without problems.

        It is available from ftp.maths.tcd.ie in pub/Mac/perl.hqx .
        The source (as diffs from the standard source) is in the
        subdirectory pub/Mac/perl-4.035 .

        A Mac version of patch is also available in pub/Mac/patch.hqx
        with source in pub/Mac/patch-2.0 .  Various other Mac ports of
        GNU programs can be found in the same place.

        They all use a small "ThinkCPosix" library containing various
        Unix-like functions, which again can be found in the same
        place.

    And here's some VMS information from Rao V. Akella 
    <rao@moose.cccs.umn.edu>:  (this appears to be an old port)

        You can pick up Perl for VMS (version 3.0.1.1 patchlevel 4) via
        anonymous ftp from ftp.pitt.edu [130.49.253.1] in the
        software/vms/perl subdirectory (there are two files there:
        perl-pl18.bck and perl-pl4.bck).

    There is also a v3.018 on info.rz.uni-ulm.de [134.60.1.125] or
    vms.huji.ac.il [128.139.4.3] in /pub/VMS/misc (information courtesy 
    of Anders Rolff <rolff@scotty.eurokom.ie>).

    And here is a recent version for MS-DOS from Budi Rahardjo
    <rahard@ee.UManitoba.CA>, who says:

        I am collecting MS-DOS Perl(s) in ftp.ee.umanitoba.ca directory
        /pub/msdos/perl.  Currently I received three versions of Perl v4.019
        and one of 4.010.  (Tommy Thorn <tthorn@daimi.aau.dk> and Len Reed
        <holos0!lbr@gatech.edu>)  

    There is now a 4.035 for 386 [DOS], Hitoshi Doi <doi@jrd.december.com>
    port, is available ftp.ee.umanitoba.ca as /pub/msdos/perl/perl386.zoo .

    Please contact the porters directly in case of questions about
    these ports.


    A new version of "bigperl4" has been uploaded to Simtel20 and mirror
    sites:

            pd1:<msdos.perl>
            BPERL2X.ZIP        32-bit Perl 4.0pl36 w/VM & Win 3.1 supt. (exe)
            BPERL2S1.ZIP       32-bit Perl 4.0pl36 w/VM & Win supt. (src 1/2)
            BPERL2S2.ZIP       32-bit Perl 4.0pl36 w/VM & Win supt. (src 2/2)

         For those of you who don't know what "bigperl4" is, here's the
    short description:

    BIGPERL4 is Perl 4.0pl36 that has been compiled using the Watcom C/386
    compiler (a 32-bit, flat-memory model C compiler), which gives this
    version the following features:

          * Up to 32MB of memory can be used.
          * Supports virtual memory.
          * Works under Windows 3.1 (however, a second copy of perl cannot
            be spawned under Windows).
          * The perl debugger can be used.
          * Contains GDBM support.

    A 386/486 with at least 4MB RAM is required, and a third-party memory
    manager such as QEMM is strongly recommended.

    BIGPERL4 also passes those perl tests that do not depend on Unix-isms.
    Full sources are included (including GDBM 1.5).  Freeware and copylefted
    (in the case of GDBM 1.5).

    For a version that works on NT, FTP to rhino.microsoft.com
    (131.107.1.121) the port of Perl there purportedly works well and
    includes support for sockets from perl. The source builds out of the
    box and contains some NT specific tests.