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Article #6984Re: Why not BASIC ? (was Re: GNU Script ...)
From: Jagadeesh Krishnamurthy Venugopa...
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 1994 15:07
Date: Sat, 26 Nov 1994 15:07
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>>>>> "Ian" == Ian Collier <imc@comlab.ox.ac.uk> writes: Ian> In article <JOELH.94Nov21134411@pollock.math.swt.edu>, Ian> |(doning asbestos underwear) Perhaps we could extend REXX, however, and Ian> |adapt it. Ian> What exactly have you in mind? I somehow love the idea of scheme as an extension language. Nice, small and enjoyable. Maybe I like it because I learnt scheme while taking a course with one of the best Professors around that uses scheme, but IMHO it is a wonderful language-- a joy to use and something really worth looking forward to. Now if only the GNU guys would stop arguing over the name and get started... -- -- Microsoft promises you a 32 bit OS with a GUI and TCP/IP that can run on low end PC's, in about a year's time. Linux gives you all that *now* and you don't have to pay a cent!
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