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Re: The birth of BASIC
Author: Gareths Downstairs Computer
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 16:53
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 16:53
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On 01/06/2018 16:52, Bob Eager wrote: > > Gareth obviously failed to master FORTRAN. You are very free with offensive personal remarks. Shame on you.
Re: The birth of BASIC
Author: JimP
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 23:51
Date: Fri, 01 Jun 2018 23:51
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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.
Re: The birth of BASIC
Author: 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
Re: The birth of BASIC
Author: Peter Flass
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2018 11:55
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2018 11:55
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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. > Wasn't that "Ada"? -- Pete
Re: The birth of BASIC
Author: JimP
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2018 15:17
Date: Sat, 02 Jun 2018 15:17
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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.
Re: The birth of BASIC
Author: 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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