Don't forget COBOL, RPG, SNOBOL, GW-BASIC and the days of drum memory, core memory and "what will we ever do with more than 64k of memory." Or Windows in 640k RAM. 160k floppies, one for boot, one for programs and one for data on a single drive machine.
Michael Oliver AppsAsPeers LLC 7391 S. Bullrider Ave. Tucson, AZ 85747 Phone:(520)574-1150 Fax:(520)844-1036 -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 10:40 AM To: Struts Users Mailing List Cc: 'Struts Users Mailing List' Subject: RE: [OT] Obscure Programming Languages You mean "PDP-11" the old DEC machines that ran RSX-11M? They were fun - if you enjoyed learning proprietary OS's and writing real-time control applications. Gosh I'm old. "Mark Galbreath" To: "'Struts Users Mailing List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> cc: (bcc: Kevin Bedell/Systems/USHO/SunLife) 01/28/2003 11:31 AM Subject: RE: [OT] Obscure Programming Languages Please respond to "Struts Users Mailing List" Close: http://www.paulgraham.com/jargon96.html I have the hard copy of this book - it's great! "POP-11?" -----Original Message----- From: Jacob J. Hookom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 11:24 AM LISP - Lots of InSignifigant Parens Prolog is where it's at :-) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chappell, Simon P" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Struts Users Mailing List" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Not something to admit in public! Actually, I really enjoyed learning POP-11 back at university. Ahh, those were the days. >-----Original Message----- >From: Mark Galbreath [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 10:14 AM > >I actually taught myself Scheme (the MIT version) on the Macintosh in >the early 90s.... :-) > >-----Original Message----- >From: James Turner [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 10:35 AM >> >> LISP boy is correct, and I brought this subject up about a year ago >> and Craig answered pretty definitively - try a search on >> "synchronization" in the archive: > >LISP Boy? Do I get the power to warp men's minds using my LISPParens? >Can I self-modify code in a single bound? Does this make me the >sidekick of SchemeMan? > >Holy PDL Stack Overflow, SchemeMan! -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: < mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- This e-mail message (including attachments, if any) is intended for the use of the individual or entity to which it is addressed and may contain information that is privileged, proprietary , confidential and exempt from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, you are notified that any dissemination, distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify the sender and erase this e-mail message immediately. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --- -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -- To unsubscribe, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For additional commands, e-mail: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
