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echo: public_domain
to: Lewin Edwards
from: Rod Speed
date: 1995-08-21 13:31:12
subject: Aka-matching?

BG> Is COBOL relevant on Intel-based PCs though?  Or FORTRAN?

LE> I believe I have a FORTRAN interpreter for text-mode OS/2 somewhere.

RS> Surely you mean a compiler ?

LE> No ! It's an interpreter, but I just took a closer
LE> look at it, and it's not FORTRAN, it's Forth.

Yeah, that makes a lot more sense. There aint too many Fortran
interpreters around, and with Forth most are interpreter.

LE> I doubt I'll be using it, somehow.

Its never really taken off. Some interesting ideas, but thats
about it. Another one of the worlds classic write only languages.

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