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Re: Wild computer language names

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From: ni... Trip Martin
Date: Tue, 02 Oct 1990 17:05
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ger...@merrimack.edu writes:

>I can't cite a reference, but I once came across a derivative of SNOBOL
>called (no kidding) SPITBOL...

>(Anyone have a reference on this?)

Well, there's a SPITBOL compiler on the RPI mainframe.  There's also
another variant (I assume it's related, anyway) called SNOSTORM.
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From: ni...@pawl.rpi.edu (Trip Martin)
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Subject: Re: Wild computer language names
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Date: 2 Oct 90 17:05:42 GMT
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