Re: pascal code to modula

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From: Prof. P. Terry
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 07:06

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In article <C1Eo1E.473@agora.rain.com> robart@agora.rain.com (Joe Bob) writes:

>Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 10:34:26 GMT
>In article <cspt.62.727781974@giraffe.ru.ac.za> cspt@giraffe.ru.ac.za (Prof. P. Terry) writes:
>>(like some folks are going to believe ISO M-2 is Modula-2?)
>
>  You seem to be implying that you think ISO M-2 will be a step backwards.
>In what ways is this the case?  (I haven't seen any draft specs since the
>one of Jan 1 1990).

The proposed ISO M-2 is virtually a Modula-2 derivative (just as TurboPascal 
is a Pascal derivative).  An enormous amount has been added to the language.
Opinions may be divided as to whether this is a step backwards or forwards.
I recollect that Algol 68 did the same sort of thing to Algol, and who now 
uses Algol-68?

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