Gee, I have a copy of that exec, with a 1983 date on it. The reference to MFC's birthday is a comment in my version:
/* if m d=2*2*2 3*3*3 then do; say "It's Mike Cowlishaw's Birthday!" say;end */ The comment at the top says: /* Type/push today's date and moon phase in English */ I still run it every day as part of my PROFILE EXEC: qd It's Thursday the 6th of March, 2008. There will be a new moon tomorrow. Ready; On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 9:18 PM, Jim Bohnsack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I just happen to have that book on the shelf as well as it's companion, > also written by Mike if I remember correctly. > > I have an old exec that Mike wrote or at least my modification of it. I > don't know if it ever make it to the public domain. The original was > called QD EXEC. It did a calculation among other things, which I have > never been able to understand, that would announce that Mike's birthday > was sometime in January, I think. I had always been intending to put a > note out on the list telling everyone when that was so everyone could > join in on a Happy Birthday or whatever. Now, however, I may not be > working with a VM system next January since I am planning on retiring > sometime this year. I'd be happy to send my version of it, QDJAB, which > just has some code inserted in it to remind me of my next trip to see my > family or whatever. I'm afraid that I've lost the original QD EXEC. > > Jim > -- > Jim Bohnsack > Cornell University > (607) 255-1760 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -- Bruce Hayden Linux on System z Advanced Technical Support Endicott, NY
