"Andy Hall" wrote in message
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On Fri, 16 Jan 2004 23:02:03 -0000, "IMM" wrote:


"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.


.. and who were they?

lecturers of course. duh!!


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