From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=0.2 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,INVALID_MSGID, REPLYTO_WITHOUT_TO_CC autolearn=no autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 109fba,1042f393323e22da X-Google-Attributes: gid109fba,public X-Google-Thread: 1014db,1042f393323e22da X-Google-Attributes: gid1014db,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,1042f393323e22da X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public From: Alan Brain Subject: Re: Any research putting c above ada? Date: 1997/05/09 Message-ID: <33740678.4830@dynamite.com.au>#1/1 X-Deja-AN: 240427164 References: <5ih6i9$oct$1@waldorf.csc.calpoly.edu> <5k60au$gig@bcrkh13.bnr.ca> <33674E4C.446B@cca.rockwell.com> <5k88b3$340@bcrkh13.bnr.ca> <5k8hui$1k3g@uni.library.ucla.edu> <336A0E5E.446B@magellan.bgm.link.com> <336DF13F.41C6@cca.rockwell.com> <5kpgfu$ju4@uni.library.ucla.edu> <39286FD9892A0EB4.72B379EC1D4E0E34.4040A9A9AC6D1363@library-proxy.airnews.net> Organization: @Home Reply-To: aebrain@dynamite.com.au Newsgroups: comp.lang.c++,comp.lang.c,comp.lang.ada Date: 1997-05-09T00:00:00+00:00 List-Id: Kevin Cline wrote: > >Interesting, but come to think about it where are the recognized > >"masterworks" of software? > Hard to tell what's on the inside, but here are three nominations based on > usefulness and usability: > > Quicken > GNU-Emacs > The TENEX operating system > > Obviously I spend a lot more time writing software than running it. I'd certainly add LINUX. Not that I consider any form of Unix to be all that great in the 90's (in the 70's it was Magic). -- aebrain@dynamite.com.au <> <> How doth the little Crocodile | Alan & Carmel Brain| xxxxx Improve his shining tail? | Canberra Australia | xxxxxHxHxxxxxx _MMMMMMMMM_MMMMMMMMM 100026.2014 compuserve o OO*O^^^^O*OO o oo oo oo oo By pulling MAERKLIN Wagons, in 1/220 Scale See http://www.z-world.com/graphics/z/master/8856.gif for picture