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From: kilgallen@eisner.decus.org (Larry Kilgallen)
Subject: Re: No Go To's Forever!
Date: 2000/03/22
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In article <550178307wnr@natron.demon.co.uk>, Roger@natron.demon.co.uk (Roger Barnett) writes:

> I remember using a Basic in which the parameter to the return statement
> modified the return address in terms of the number of lines before or 
> after the line containing the invoking GoSub statement.
> 
> A better introduction to the benefits of KISS would be difficult to find.

And why didn't DEC's legal department sue them
for copying the PDP-6 instruction set "skip-return" mechanism ? :-)