| From: | Gavan Schneider <list(dot)pg(dot)gavan(at)pendari(dot)org> |
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| To: | Gavin Flower <GavinFlower(at)archidevsys(dot)co(dot)nz> |
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| Subject: | Re: Alter and move corresponding: was The tragedy of SQL |
| Date: | 2021-09-16 03:43:57 |
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On 16 Sep 2021, at 9:31, Gavin Flower wrote:
> would assign the value of 42 to x.
>
Which brings up another topic, e.g., https://news.mit.edu/2019/answer-life-universe-and-everything-sum-three-cubes-mathematics-0910
> Never tried it, I now wish I had!
>
You could see if it’s accurately emulated, e.g., http://ibm1130.org/emu/
What is truly amazing about old style FORTRAN is that it has a theological aspect.
What other computer language can give truth to a maxim such as:
IN FORTRAN GOD IS REAL
Gavan Schneider
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Gavan Schneider, Sodwalls, NSW, Australia
Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong.
— H. L. Mencken, 1920
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