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Re: Pascal to Basic converter

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From: Don Schullian
Date: Fri, 14 Feb 1997 00:00
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On 14 Feb 1997 08:14:59 GMT, rls2497@unix.tamu.edu (Randall Leroy Speaks)
wrote:

>In article <5dvf62$egf2@venus.compulink.gr>,
>Michael Iordanakis <xamogela@compulink.gr> wrote:
>>
>>Pascal is far more advanced than basic. This means that lots of pascal
>>procedures, functions or statements are not easily converted to Basic
>>because machine code must be used. 
>
>a math professor had a wonderful term for a statement like this...
>a WAG.  how can you possibly plop in here among educated people and
>expect to justify such a presumtuous claim? if you had said C, or C++
>you would have been much more credible.  i wouldn't be surprised if you
>think basic is still line numbers.
>
>by the way, WAG stands for Wild-Ass Guess

The score now stands:

 Randy: 10  Mike: -10


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From: d83@ath.forthnet.gr (Don Schullian)
Subject: Re: Pascal to Basic converter
Date: 1997/02/14
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