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=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit X-Google-Thread: 107f24,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid107f24,public X-Google-Thread: f4fd2,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gidf4fd2,public X-Google-Thread: 103d24,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid103d24,public X-Google-Thread: 10259a,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid10259a,public X-Google-Thread: 103376,ea8ea502d35ca2ce X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Thread: 114809,626a0a064b320310 X-Google-Attributes: gid114809,public X-Google-ArrivalTime: 2001-05-17 00:24:07 PST Path: archiver1.sj.google.com!newsfeed.google.com!sn-xit-03!supernews.com!mtu.ru!sunqbc.risq.qc.ca!howland.erols.net!newsfeed.skycache.com!Cidera!cyclone-0.nyroc.rr.com!cyclone-out.nyroc.rr.com!typhoon.nyroc.rr.com.POSTED!not-for-mail From: "Tom Lake" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada,comp.lang.lisp,comp.lang.smalltalk,comp.lang.functional,comp.lang.scheme,comp.lang.perl References: <9cukad$nn68@news-dxb> <9d6b6e$1bt$1@nh.pace.co.uk> <9d867n$ort13@news.kvaerner.com> <3af79d85.1462818@news.minvenw.nl> <3B032646.34265D84@flash.net> Subject: Re: Beginner's Language? X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2462.0000 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2462.0000 Message-ID: Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 07:20:01 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 66.24.12.110 X-Complaints-To: abuse@twcny.rr.com X-Trace: typhoon.nyroc.rr.com 990084001 66.24.12.110 (Thu, 17 May 2001 03:20:01 EDT) NNTP-Posting-Date: Thu, 17 May 2001 03:20:01 EDT Organization: Time Warner Road Runner - Syracuse NY Xref: archiver1.sj.google.com comp.lang.ada:7605 comp.lang.lisp:10204 comp.lang.smalltalk:9762 comp.lang.functional:5692 comp.lang.scheme:3871 comp.lang.perl:2798 Date: 2001-05-17T07:20:01+00:00 List-Id: Very nice but none of this has any relevance to BASIC programmers. Could you guys cut out the references to the BASIC newsgroups from your list of newsgroups? We're getting cluttered up and it's really confusing the many beginners who are asking for our help. I've been programming in BASIC for a living for thirty years (even before Gates and Co. made it popular) and have never run into a situation where BASIC couldn't be used to solve any problem I encountered. TIA Tom Lake