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Article #623771Re: The birth of BASIC
From: Charlie Gibbs
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2018 00:41
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2018 00:41
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On 2018-06-01, JimP <solo...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 1 Jun 2018 23:05:05 GMT, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> > wrote: > >> On 2018-06-01, JimP <solo...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >>> did try to run ADA on that machine... its was so slow that the >> >> Give it a break. The members of the Americans with Disabilities >> Association have enough trouble as it is. > > I'm sure you know it was a programming language, to government > guidelines. Yup. I also know its name is not spelled in all caps, so I facetiously suggested an alternative that is. http://www.adahome.com/FAQ/comp-lang-ada.html#spelling -- /~\ cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid (Charlie Gibbs) \ / I'm really at ac.dekanfrus if you read it the right way. X Top-posted messages will probably be ignored. See RFC1855. / \ Fight low-contrast text in web pages! http://contrastrebellion.com
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