Re: Why not BASIC ? (was Re: GNU Script ...)

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From: Mike Stok
Date: Tue, 22 Nov 1994 14:18

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In article <5710.imc@uk.ac.ox.prg>, Ian Collier <imc@comlab.ox.ac.uk> wrote:
>In article <3agcr4$ce2@nntpd.lkg.dec.com>, romanov@alex.nacto.lkg.dec.com (Aleksey Y. Romanov) wrote:
>|I meant simple procedural language. I think that following requirements
>|are important:
>
>|  - it has to be exisiting language
>|  - it has to be simple enough non CS/Math/Physcs majors to use
>|  - it has to be interpretive
>
>It sounds like REXX to me... :-)

Or even perl ;-), but angels fear to tread on this ground so I'll run away...

Mike

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