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Article #623774Re: The birth of BASIC
From: Charlie Gibbs
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2018 19:13
Date: Sun, 03 Jun 2018 19:13
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On 2018-06-02, JimP <solo...@gmail.com> wrote: > On 2 Jun 2018 00:41:26 GMT, Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> > wrote: > >> 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 > > The materials the guvmint sent the university had it in all-caps. > This would have been about 1989. Typical government - always shouting about something. -- /~\ 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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