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Default Digital set-top boxes (slightly O/T) - weak signal area.


"Andy Wade" wrote in message
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"John Laird" wrote in message
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Correct. Lisp and Algol predated Cobol, too.


Nostalgia: I used to be quite proficient in Algol 60; never could

understand
why anyone could prefer Fortran...


I was taught by one of the men who formed Algol, and another who developed
the LCD display.


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