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On Sun, 30 Nov 2025 10:31:22 +0000, The Natural Philosopher wrote:

> On 30/11/2025 02:47, c186282 wrote:
>>    Now imagine if some World Committee had decided
>>    and enforced *a* programming lang in 1954, *a*
>>    data-exchange format, *a* connection buss !!!
> 
> God help us.

I never did figure out how to use A Programming Language (APL). Then there 
was Programming Language One. Nobody ever accused IBM of humility.