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| From | docdwarf@panix.com () |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.lang.cobol |
| Subject | Re: GnuCOBOL in the press |
| Date | 2024-07-05 00:18 +0000 |
| Organization | Public Access Networks Corp. |
| Message-ID | <v67e3r$ap$1@reader1.panix.com> (permalink) |
| References | <ut2smb$2i94f$1@dont-email.me> <ldr69dF7qasU1@mid.individual.net> <v5a1eh$ji2$1@reader1.panix.com> <leof73FlsatU1@mid.individual.net> |
In article <leof73FlsatU1@mid.individual.net>, Robert Doerfler <rodo@bloerp.de> wrote: >docdwarf@panix.com () <docdwarf@panix.com> schrieb: >> In article <ldr69dF7qasU1@mid.individual.net>, >> Bill Gunshannon <bill.gunshannon@gmail.com> wrote: >>>On Sat, 16 Mar 2024 12:38:46 -0000 (UTC), docdwarf wrote: >>> >>>> in a skill that >>>> folks decided to stop learning twenty years ago (thanks, Mr Gunshannon!) >>> >>> >>>Let's keep it honest. Folks never said they did not want to learn it. >> >> That might be why I didn't phrase it as 'folks said they didn't want to >> learn it'. My words were 'folks decided to stop learning (it)'. > >When I talk about myself, I often mention that I wanted to learn COBOL. When I talk about myself I am taller, smarter, better-looking, more sharply-dressed, a delight to ladies who recognise this, by instinct, across crowded rooms or great, open, empty spaces. One of us might have something to learn from the other. [snip] >Honestly, I don???t know what >those might be worth, but dealing with z/OS, ISPF, REXX, CICS >and COBOL on an IBM Z Mainframe was great fun though. ;) Here we are in agreement; I found doing such things to be much more enjoyable than working as a delivery-clerk or stirring vats in a factory. DD
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Re: GnuCOBOL in the press docdwarf@panix.com () - 2024-03-16 12:38 +0000
Re: GnuCOBOL in the press Bill Gunshannon <bill.gunshannon@gmail.com> - 2024-06-23 18:02 +0000
Re: GnuCOBOL in the press docdwarf@panix.com () - 2024-06-23 20:44 +0000
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Re: GnuCOBOL in the press Robert Doerfler <rodo@bloerp.de> - 2024-07-04 20:32 +0000
Re: GnuCOBOL in the press docdwarf@panix.com () - 2024-07-05 00:18 +0000
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