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

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From: Allan R Halme
Date: Thu, 08 Feb 1996 00:00

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Jerry Kindall (kindall@manual.com) wrote:
: 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.

Bullshit.  HTML may not be a _programming_ language, but it definitely
is a document formatting language (phrase it how you will).

: >        ...Or is it a file format?

: That too.

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From: ahalme@cc.Helsinki.FI (Allan R Halme)
Subject: Re: JAVA IS THE TIMEX SINCLAIR EMULATOR OF THE 90's
Date: 1996/02/08
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