* New Ada book ...
@ 2004-05-24 6:59 sk
2004-05-24 20:58 ` Luke A. Guest
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From: sk @ 2004-05-24 6:59 UTC (permalink / raw)
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http://bbspot.com/News/2004/05/top_11_computer_guides.html
... or maybe not :-)
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* Re: New Ada book ...
2004-05-24 6:59 New Ada book sk
@ 2004-05-24 20:58 ` Luke A. Guest
2004-05-25 1:20 ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-06-06 10:06 ` I R T
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From: Luke A. Guest @ 2004-05-24 20:58 UTC (permalink / raw)
On Mon, 24 May 2004 01:59:07 -0500, sk wrote:
> http://bbspot.com/News/2004/05/top_11_computer_guides.html
>
> ... or maybe not :-)
You're more likely to see #3 for Ada, never for COBOL.
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* Re: New Ada book ...
2004-05-24 20:58 ` Luke A. Guest
@ 2004-05-25 1:20 ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-05-26 17:49 ` Luke A. Guest
2004-06-06 10:06 ` I R T
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From: Jeffrey Carter @ 2004-05-25 1:20 UTC (permalink / raw)
Luke A. Guest wrote:
> On Mon, 24 May 2004 01:59:07 -0500, sk wrote:
>
>>http://bbspot.com/News/2004/05/top_11_computer_guides.html
>>
>>... or maybe not :-)
>
> You're more likely to see #3 for Ada, never for COBOL.
Actually, I've written games in both.
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Jeff Carter
"You empty-headed animal-food-trough wiper."
Monty Python & the Holy Grail
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* Re: New Ada book ...
2004-05-25 1:20 ` Jeffrey Carter
@ 2004-05-26 17:49 ` Luke A. Guest
2004-05-27 1:46 ` Jeffrey Carter
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From: Luke A. Guest @ 2004-05-26 17:49 UTC (permalink / raw)
On Tue, 25 May 2004 01:20:33 +0000, Jeffrey Carter wrote:
> Luke A. Guest wrote:
>> On Mon, 24 May 2004 01:59:07 -0500, sk wrote:
>>
>>>http://bbspot.com/News/2004/05/top_11_computer_guides.html
>>>
>>>... or maybe not :-)
>>
>> You're more likely to see #3 for Ada, never for COBOL.
>
> Actually, I've written games in both.
I understand using Ada, but why COBOL? And what was it? That's just
strange.
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* Re: New Ada book ...
2004-05-26 17:49 ` Luke A. Guest
@ 2004-05-27 1:46 ` Jeffrey Carter
2004-05-27 18:30 ` Luke A. Guest
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From: Jeffrey Carter @ 2004-05-27 1:46 UTC (permalink / raw)
Luke A. Guest wrote:
> I understand using Ada, but why COBOL? And what was it? That's just
> strange.
It is strange. At the time (1983) I was sitting idle while a supplier
corrected an error in their software that my software talked to. I had
only COBOL and assembler available, so I chose COBOL. It was a version
of Mancala/Wari/Awari. I may still have a listing lying around somewhere.
--
Jeff Carter
"Oh Lord, bless this thy hand grenade, that with it thou
mayst blow thine enemies to tiny bits, in thy mercy."
Monty Python and the Holy Grail
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* Re: New Ada book ...
2004-05-27 1:46 ` Jeffrey Carter
@ 2004-05-27 18:30 ` Luke A. Guest
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From: Luke A. Guest @ 2004-05-27 18:30 UTC (permalink / raw)
On Thu, 27 May 2004 01:46:46 +0000, Jeffrey Carter wrote:
> It is strange. At the time (1983) I was sitting idle while a supplier
> corrected an error in their software that my software talked to. I had
> only COBOL and assembler available, so I chose COBOL. It was a version
> of Mancala/Wari/Awari. I may still have a listing lying around somewhere.
Hmmm, never heard of it ;-)
Luke.
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* Re: New Ada book ...
2004-05-24 20:58 ` Luke A. Guest
2004-05-25 1:20 ` Jeffrey Carter
@ 2004-06-06 10:06 ` I R T
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From: I R T @ 2004-06-06 10:06 UTC (permalink / raw)
cruel...
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