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Re: JAVA IS THE TIMEX SINCLAIR EMULATOR OF THE 90's

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From: Jerry Kindall
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 1996 00:00
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In article <4egq8b$6q4@shellx.best.com>, Zenin <zenin@best.com> wrote:

>Jacob C Kesinger <n9146070@rowlf.cc.wwu.edu> wrote:
>: dick@silicon.csci.csusb.edu (Dr. Richard Botting) writes:
>: :A brief note: As far as I can tell, Every language that has become
>: :a widely used language has gone through a stage when it was given away
>: :free(in alphabetical order):
>        >snip<
>: :     HTML: Lynx/Mosaic
>: A language?  I'm not going to start this flamewar again. Besides, you're 
>: forgetting all the other free browsers.
>: And if HTML goes in here, you'l have to put TeX in.
>        HTML *is* a language.  It's not a "programing" language any more
>        then PostScript, but it is a language.

Postscript IS a programming language.  HTML is not.

>        ...Or is it a file format?

That too.

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From: kindall@manual.com (Jerry Kindall)
Subject: Re: JAVA IS THE TIMEX SINCLAIR EMULATOR OF THE 90's
Date: 1996/01/28
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