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On Thu, 27 Feb 2025 18:39:20 GMT, Charlie Gibbs wrote:

> The problems started when IBM forgot what RPG stood for.

Rocket Propelled Grenade?  Never did RPG but I did work with BRADS II, a 
RPG wannabe written in BASIC for the kindergarten set. I swear it was a 
IBM plot to coerce you to move up from their entry level business computer 
to a 'real' computer.