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echo: os2prog
to: David Noon
from: Bill Brown
date: 1996-08-13 07:48:36
subject: PL/I for OS/2

Hello David,

Monday August 12 1996 22:09, David Noon wrote to Harry Bush:

 DN> Incidentally, I've just spent the last 2 days resurrecting some of my
 DN> mainframe code from the 1970's to run under OS/2. It reminded me why I
 DN> just _love_ the PL/I language.

How's it differ from the 360/370 version? :-)  I won't be in the market for
the OS/2 version in the near future, maybe eventually. Would I enjoy it
other than just a trip down memory lane?

 DN> The punched cards I used for source are getting a little tatty
 DN> though. ... :-)

I've still got a couple of trays lying around somewhere probably.  I'd much
rather drop a floppy!

                        Bill Brown

... "Not a morning person" doesn't even BEGIN to cover it.
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