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PL/I advertising

Started byhancock4@bbs.cpcn.com
First post2016-05-23 16:40 -0700
Last post2016-05-25 15:07 -0700
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  PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-23 16:40 -0700
    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-24 14:06 -0700
      Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-05-24 14:22 -0700
      Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-24 16:39 -0700
        Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-25 07:47 +0200
          Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-25 15:00 -0700
      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-25 13:11 +0000
        Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-25 13:30 +0000
          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-05-25 16:12 +0000
          Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-25 15:13 -0700
            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-25 16:19 -0700
              Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-25 16:33 -0700
              Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-26 12:07 -0700
                Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-26 16:22 -0400
                  Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-28 13:17 -0700
                    Re: PL/I advertising Dave Garland <dave.garland@wizinfo.com> - 2016-05-28 15:29 -0500
                    Re: PL/I advertising mausg@mail.com - 2016-05-29 10:03 +0000
                      Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-29 07:26 -0400
                      Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-29 15:16 +0200
                        Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-31 17:44 -0700
                          Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-31 19:22 -0700
                            Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-01 07:41 +0100
                            Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-01 10:49 +0200
                              Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-01 06:36 -0400
                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-01 13:51 +0000
                                Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-01 11:13 -0400
                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-02 12:09 +0000
                      Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-05-29 15:30 +0100
                        Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-29 23:56 -0700
                    Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-29 07:26 -0400
              Re: PL/I advertising JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-26 14:24 -0500
            Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-26 06:54 -0400
          Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-26 06:50 -0400
          Re: PL/I advertising Larry <lelmore76@gmail.com> - 2016-06-19 15:29 -0700
        Re: PL/I advertising JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-05-25 08:45 -0500
        Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-05-25 17:58 -0400
          Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-05-25 22:04 -0400
            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-26 00:31 -0700
            Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-26 10:07 +0200
              Re: PL/I advertising "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-06-29 17:55 +0100
            Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-05-26 15:57 -0400
              Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-05-26 20:00 -0400
              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-27 11:55 +0000
                Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-05-27 15:49 +0100
                Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-27 20:28 +0200
                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-28 13:18 +0000
                    Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-28 17:53 +0200
                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-29 13:38 +0000
                        Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-29 16:33 +0200
                          Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-05-31 17:26 +0000
                            Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-31 18:52 +0000
                              Re: PL/I advertising Michael LeVine <mlevinespmfltr@redshift.com> - 2016-05-31 14:10 -0700
                                Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-01 12:57 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-01 11:13 -0400
                              Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-05-31 22:19 -0400
                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-01 07:53 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-01 12:08 +0200
                                    Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-01 11:10 +0100
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-01 10:22 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-01 13:51 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-01 11:13 -0400
                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-02 12:09 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-03 13:51 -0700
                                            Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-05 17:38 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-05 14:22 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-07 16:14 -0400
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-06 16:15 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 14:11 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-07 02:52 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:52 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-01 17:03 -0700
                                          Re: PL/I advertising David Wade <dave.g4ugm@gmail.com> - 2016-06-02 11:31 +0100
                                            Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-02 12:09 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-02 15:09 +0200
                                                Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-03 16:41 +0200
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-03 15:49 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-03 10:06 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:45 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:45 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-04 16:18 +0200
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-05 23:26 +0200
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-06 18:16 +0200
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-07 12:11 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:52 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:28 -0700
                                              Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-04 02:43 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-04 11:08 +0100
                                                Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:44 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-05 23:14 +0200
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:59 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:52 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-06-05 16:39 +0100
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 21:12 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 17:18 -0400
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:53 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-08 12:09 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-09 08:26 +0000
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-09 12:25 +0000
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-17 03:36 +0000
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-17 12:53 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-05 10:20 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-06 09:04 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-06 10:23 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-07 12:11 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-07 08:59 -0700
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-08 12:25 +0000
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-08 15:11 +0000
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-08 15:29 +0000
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-09 12:25 +0000
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-08 10:34 -0700
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-08 11:13 -0700
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-09 12:25 +0000
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-09 16:01 +0200
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-09 10:39 -0700
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-09 10:00 -0700
                                                                  Dynamic adaptive resource management (was: PL/I advertising "Jack Myers" <jmyers@n6wuz.net> - 2016-06-09 08:45 -0700
                                                                    Re: Dynamic adaptive resource management (was: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-09 10:19 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-07 08:36 -0700
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-06 18:17 +0200
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-06 15:06 -0700
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 23:39 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-07 10:05 +0000
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-07 10:14 +0000
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-07 10:18 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-07 12:24 +0200
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-07 16:32 -0400
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-07 22:41 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-08 11:54 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:23 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-07 02:52 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-04 07:23 -0700
                                                Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-04 13:36 -0700
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 09:58 -0400
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 10:41 -0400
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 12:25 -0400
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-06 09:21 +0100
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-06 09:40 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 10:11 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-06 10:20 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-06 13:09 +0200
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-06 13:44 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-06 21:40 +0100
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-06 21:03 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 21:00 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-08 06:08 +0100
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-09 08:26 +0000
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-09 09:39 +0100
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-07 16:14 -0400
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-07 22:33 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-07 20:14 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-09 05:50 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-09 07:33 +0100
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-17 03:36 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-06 09:39 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-06 12:53 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:55 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-05 17:38 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 14:19 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-07 10:02 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-07 12:11 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-07 12:19 +0200
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 14:00 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:54 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-02 09:23 -0700
                                              Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-02 15:10 -0400
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-02 16:41 -0400
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-02 17:58 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-02 22:31 -0400
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-02 20:37 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-03 14:09 -0700
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-03 14:32 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-04 13:18 -0700
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-04 13:57 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-03 06:59 -0400
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-03 08:33 -0700
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-02 11:00 -0700
                                        Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-02 17:58 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:55 +0000
                                Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-01 12:59 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-01 17:43 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Michael LeVine <mlevinespmfltr@redshift.com> - 2016-06-01 13:35 -0700
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-02 08:13 +0100
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Michael LeVine <mlevinespmfltr@redshift.com> - 2016-06-02 02:13 -0700
                                          Re: PL/I advertising "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-06-24 11:30 +0100
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-24 17:55 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-06-24 20:21 -0500
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-24 18:26 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising isw <isw@witzend.com> - 2016-06-24 21:01 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-25 05:42 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-25 07:38 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-25 13:10 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-25 14:32 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-27 16:07 -0400
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-27 21:17 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-28 12:16 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-28 08:39 -0400
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-28 17:23 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-27 19:25 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-27 19:28 -0700
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-27 23:16 -0400
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-06-25 07:24 -0500
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-25 07:45 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-25 08:02 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-27 16:12 -0400
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-28 12:16 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-28 10:35 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-28 14:27 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-28 12:04 -0700
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-28 15:21 -0400
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-28 21:13 -0700
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-29 12:49 +0000
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-29 08:25 -0700
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-29 08:33 -0700
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-29 17:42 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-25 07:31 -0400
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-06-25 07:02 -0500
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-25 12:12 +0200
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-25 13:10 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-25 16:28 +0200
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-26 13:10 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-27 15:40 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-28 12:16 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Mike Causer <m.r.causer@goglemail.com> - 2016-06-28 22:40 +0100
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-28 22:49 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-06-28 20:25 -0500
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-29 10:08 +0000
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Mike Causer <m.r.causer@goglemail.com> - 2016-06-29 19:27 +0100
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-29 18:57 +0000
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-29 17:52 -0400
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-29 23:04 +0000
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising mausg@mail.com - 2016-06-30 18:27 +0000
                                                  PDP-10 ZORK [was Re: PL/I advertising] Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-27 16:20 -0400
                                                    Re: PDP-10 ZORK [was Re: PL/I advertising] sidd@situ.com (sidd) - 2016-06-28 00:22 -0400
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-01 13:47 -0700
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-02 16:46 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-02 16:45 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-01 17:42 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-01 16:09 -0400
                                    Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-02 12:57 +0000
                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-02 17:57 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-02 15:17 -0400
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-02 20:44 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-02 13:51 -0700
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-02 22:16 -0400
                                    Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-04 02:43 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-02 20:24 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-02 13:48 -0700
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-02 20:53 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-03 13:25 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-03 07:50 +0100
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 10:36 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-03 11:38 +0100
                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 11:25 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-06-03 21:10 +0100
                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 11:28 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-03 12:59 +0100
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-03 05:44 -0700
                                          Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-03 05:40 -0700
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-03 10:16 +0200
                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-03 07:37 -0700
                                          Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-03 17:16 +0100
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 17:38 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-04 06:16 +0100
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 07:12 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-04 08:52 +0100
                                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:44 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 14:06 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 14:46 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:44 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-04 16:03 +0200
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 08:25 -0400
                                          Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-05 17:50 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:39 -0700
                                      Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-03 13:30 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-03 13:27 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Andreas Eder <a_eder_muc@web.de> - 2016-06-05 10:04 +0200
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 11:47 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-02 16:41 -0400
                                  Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-02 20:20 -0400
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-03 09:40 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 17:40 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-04 10:51 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-06-04 15:40 +0100
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 16:25 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-04 17:59 +0100
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 19:06 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-04 12:31 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 14:51 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 14:50 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-05 14:13 -0700
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 16:15 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-07 12:11 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-07 13:24 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-05 17:38 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-05 18:44 +0100
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 21:14 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-05 23:07 +0100
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 22:22 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 16:15 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-03 16:53 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-03 17:16 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 17:37 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-03 14:19 -0700
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-03 21:21 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-06-03 17:04 -0500
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-04 10:54 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-04 15:03 +0200
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-04 12:08 -0400
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-04 16:28 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-05 10:29 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 11:47 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 08:51 -0400
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 13:06 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-05 16:05 +0100
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 15:25 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 12:11 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 21:12 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-05 06:12 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 09:45 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-05 07:42 -0700
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 13:24 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-05 10:01 -0700
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-05 18:48 +0100
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 14:29 -0400
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-05 14:06 -0700
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-06 19:47 -0400
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-07 12:11 +0000
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-07 07:58 -0700
                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-06 09:30 +0100
                                                                Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-06 10:13 +0100
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 10:14 +0000
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-06 12:04 +0100
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 11:27 +0000
                                                                        Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-06 12:45 +0100
                                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 11:48 +0000
                                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-06 13:08 +0200
                                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 13:29 +0000
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-06 14:57 +0100
                                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 16:17 +0000
                                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-06 18:21 +0200
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-06 14:55 +0000
                                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 16:16 +0000
                                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-06 09:51 -0700
                                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-07 16:14 -0400
                                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Robert Swindells <rjs@fdy2.co.uk> - 2016-06-07 20:59 +0000
                                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-08 07:26 -0400
                                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Robert Swindells <rjs@fdy2.co.uk> - 2016-06-08 12:00 +0000
                                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-07 15:33 -0700
                                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-06-07 18:08 -0500
                                                                          Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-08 12:40 +0000
                                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-08 09:45 -0700
                                                                              Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-06-08 19:06 +0100
                                                                              Re: PL/I advertising JimP <solosam90@gmail.com> - 2016-06-08 18:17 -0500
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:50 -0700
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-05 09:56 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-05 12:39 +0100
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-05 12:28 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-05 16:02 +0100
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-06 09:27 +0100
                                                Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-04 13:28 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 21:02 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-06-05 03:04 +0100
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-04 22:42 -0400
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 07:20 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-05 17:38 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 21:11 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-06 11:13 -0400
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 17:26 -0400
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:07 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-06-04 16:28 -0500
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-06-04 16:39 -0500
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 17:39 -0400
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Lawrence Statton NK1G <lawrence@senguio.mx> - 2016-06-04 16:51 -0500
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 22:10 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 18:21 -0400
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 23:02 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-04 23:57 -0700
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 07:20 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-06-05 09:25 +0100
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-06-05 17:38 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 08:25 -0400
                                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:44 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-04 13:05 -0700
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-04 20:18 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 11:44 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:55 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-07 22:35 +0000
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-09 05:49 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-09 07:03 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-05 17:42 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:32 -0700
                                              Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 08:25 -0400
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 13:04 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-05 12:11 -0400
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-05 21:08 +0000
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-06 11:13 -0400
                                                        Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 16:13 +0000
                                                          Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-06 10:00 -0700
                                                            Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-06 18:42 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-06-05 17:53 -0400
                                                      Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-06 12:51 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:45 -0700
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-07 16:32 -0400
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-08 11:53 -0700
                                            Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-03 22:06 -0400
                                              Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-04 13:33 -0700
                                                Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-04 14:00 -0700
                                                Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-04 17:31 -0400
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-07 13:19 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-07 15:34 -0700
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-08 00:28 +0200
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-07 20:10 -0400
                                            Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-06-04 13:14 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-04 15:39 +0200
                                              Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-06 13:01 -0700
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-06-03 21:21 +0100
                                  Re: PL/I advertising "gareth G4SDW GQRP #3339" <no.spam@thank.you.invalid> - 2016-06-03 11:14 +0100
                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-03 16:45 +0200
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-03 15:12 -0400
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-03 12:56 -0700
                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:44 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-04 16:05 +0200
                                            Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:44 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-04 16:09 +0200
                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-09 17:27 -0400
                                          Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-10 06:58 -0400
                                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-10 11:42 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-16 17:07 -0400
                                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-17 12:53 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:55 +0000
                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-01 13:52 +0000
                        Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-29 16:41 -0400
                          Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-29 23:44 -0700
                            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-29 23:50 -0700
                        Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-05-31 17:26 +0000
                          Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-31 16:09 -0400
                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-01 13:51 +0000
                            Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-01 16:15 +0200
                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-02 12:09 +0000
                            Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-01 11:13 -0400
                              Re: PL/I advertising Gene Wirchenko <genew@telus.net> - 2016-06-01 13:49 -0700
                                Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-01 17:34 -0400
                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-02 12:09 +0000
                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-04 02:44 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-04 12:47 +0200
                                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:45 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-04 16:23 +0200
                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-05 23:19 +0200
                                            Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-06 13:35 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-06 18:12 +0200
                                                Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-07 12:11 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Rob Doyle <radioengr@gmail.com> - 2016-06-05 02:15 -0700
                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                      Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-05-31 17:25 +0000
                        Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-31 18:50 +0000
                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-01 13:51 +0000
                            Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-01 11:13 -0400
                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-02 12:09 +0000
                                Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-06-02 15:18 +0200
                                  Re: PL/I advertising "J. Clarke" <j.clarke.873638@gmail.com> - 2016-06-02 20:17 -0400
                                Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-02 16:54 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-02 16:41 -0400
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-02 22:20 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-04 02:44 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:45 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising Huge <Huge@nowhere.much.invalid> - 2016-06-04 14:08 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:55 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-08 12:09 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-09 08:26 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-09 12:25 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-17 03:36 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-03 13:56 -0700
                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:45 +0000
                              Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-02 17:58 +0000
                        Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-05-31 16:13 -0400
                          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-01 13:51 +0000
                            Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-02 17:58 +0000
                              Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-02 16:41 -0400
                                Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-02 19:19 -0400
                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-04 02:45 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-04 13:44 +0000
                                      Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                          Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:55 +0000
                                            Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-08 12:09 +0000
                                              Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-09 08:26 +0000
                                                Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-09 12:25 +0000
                                                  Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-17 03:37 +0000
                                                    Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-17 16:52 -0400
                                    Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-09 17:45 -0400
                                Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                              Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                                Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                    Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:56 +0000
                          Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-02 17:58 +0000
                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-01 13:51 +0000
                          Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-02 17:58 +0000
                            Re: PL/I advertising Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> - 2016-06-02 19:21 -0400
                            Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                              Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                                Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-05 14:31 +0000
                                  Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-07 20:58 +0000
                    Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-28 15:18 -0400
                    Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-05-31 17:25 +0000
                      Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-01 13:52 +0000
                        Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-02 17:58 +0000
                  Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-05-31 17:25 +0000
                    Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-01 13:51 +0000
                      Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-01 11:13 -0400
                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-02 12:09 +0000
                        Re: PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-02 09:41 -0700
                      Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-02 17:58 +0000
                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                        Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-06-03 13:16 +0000
                          Re: PL/I advertising usenet@only.tnx (Questor) - 2016-06-05 07:29 +0000
                  Re: PL/I advertising Joe Chisolm <jchisolm6@earthlink.net> - 2016-05-31 13:37 -0500
                    Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-31 12:19 -0700
                      Re: PL/I advertising Joe Chisolm <jchisolm6@earthlink.net> - 2016-05-31 16:29 -0500
                        Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-06-01 07:04 -0400
                          Re: Penn Central PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-01 13:15 -0700
                            Re: Penn Central PL/I advertising "Osmium" <r124c4u102@comcast.net> - 2016-06-01 15:38 -0500
                              Re: Penn Central PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-06-03 13:44 -0700
                                Re: Penn Central PL/I advertising Anne & Lynn Wheeler <lynn@garlic.com> - 2016-06-03 16:40 -0700
            Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-26 16:22 -0400
              Re: PL/I advertising Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> - 2016-05-26 20:32 -0400
                Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-26 18:50 -0700
                  Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-27 11:01 +0200
                    Re: PL/I advertising Ahem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net> - 2016-05-27 13:36 +0100
                  Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-27 15:33 +0000
                    Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-27 16:07 +0000
                      Re: PL/I advertising Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> - 2016-05-27 19:20 +0000
                        Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-27 19:53 +0000
                          Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-05-27 20:55 +0000
                            Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-28 15:18 -0400
                              Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-05-28 20:25 +0000
                                Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-31 14:39 +0000
                            Re: PL/I advertising scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) - 2016-05-31 14:37 +0000
                  Re: PL/I advertising "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-06-04 22:28 -0500
                Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-27 10:51 +0200
                  Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-27 06:56 -0400
                    Re: PL/I advertising Andrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com> - 2016-05-27 15:51 +0100
                    Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-27 20:25 +0200
                      Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-28 15:18 -0400
                  Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-27 05:43 -0700
                    Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-28 15:18 -0400
                      Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-29 05:28 -0700
                        Re: PL/I advertising Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> - 2016-05-29 15:26 +0200
                        Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-29 11:50 -0400
                    Re: PL/I advertising "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-06-04 22:39 -0500
          Re: PL/I advertising jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> - 2016-05-26 12:23 +0000
            Re: PL/I advertising Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> - 2016-05-26 15:56 -0400
          Re: PL/I advertising "Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com> - 2016-06-04 22:21 -0500
            Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-05 05:38 -0700
            Re: PL/I advertising "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-06-29 17:53 +0100
              Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-29 18:58 +0000
                Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-06-30 07:20 -0700
                  Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-30 14:27 +0000
                    Re: PL/I advertising "Kerr Mudd-John" <admin@127.0.0.1> - 2016-06-30 22:29 +0100
                      Re: PL/I advertising Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> - 2016-06-30 22:22 +0000
        Re: PL/I advertising hancock4@bbs.cpcn.com - 2016-05-25 15:03 -0700
          Re: PL/I advertising Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> - 2016-05-25 15:07 -0700

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#164036

FromPeter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com>
Date2016-05-26 16:22 -0400
Message-ID<1319770383.485985570.940360.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#163993
Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> wrote:
> Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> writes:
> 
>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>> 
>>> Quadibloc wrote:
>> 
>>>> On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 5:40:26 PM UTC-6, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>> 
>>>>> The story of how a single language answers the question, "Can a
>>>>> young girl with no previous programming experience find happiness
>> 
>>>> Well, there you are. This explains why PL/I never caught on, while
>>>> FORTRAN and COBOL continue to this day.
>> 
>>>> What self-respecting programmer would use a language that's designed
>>>> for...  girls!
>> 
>>> Patui!  What self-respecting girls would choose PL/I?
>> 
>> Nan Detlaff and Marj Benson, to name two of my acquaintance (though
>> Nan usually used BAL, since she was an OS/360 systems programmer).
>> 
>> Nan was manager of the systems programmers at the Computer-Assisted
>> Education Laboratory of the College of Education at the University of
>> Texas when I was a lowly work-study lab monitor (who happened to know
>> programming, which fascinated her).
>> 
>> Marj was the manager of Financial Systems at the University of Chicago
>> Computation Center who hired me as a junior programmer/analyst after I
>> finished class work for my Ph. D. in another field entirely.  It was
>> her mandate that all non-vendor code (mostly COBOL) be written in
>> PL/I.
>> 
>> And I'd say both of them respected themselves with good reason.
>> 
>> Make that three: My high school girlfriend, Lin Nielsen (now Cochran),
>> made a good living with her library science degree and DBA skills.
>> She's the one who gave me a book on programming the System/360 as a
>> graduation present.
>> 
>> PL/I rules!  Just because it was ported to the VAX under VMS doesn't
>> mean it's a bad language.
> 
> Over the years, I had little respect for PL/I.  Then the time came when
> I had to use PL/I for a serious enhancement to existing PL/I code.  The
> language did not let me down.  I found it quite easy to write the simple
> parts with simple code and when I had to get into more sophisticated
> stuff, I found the language has some nice advanced features.
> 
> Of course it makes no difference whether the coder is wearing a dress or
> a pair of slacks.  I think referring to the coders sex was an attempt to
> be cute.  Which I found annoying.
> 
> Pete, of course is the PL/I expert on this forum.  I'd listen to his
> opinion rather than the ignorant comment from the know-nothing poster
> you replied to.
> 

I haven't commented, because I may be a bit biased. Naturally I think PL/I
is the greatest thing since sliced bread. To the point, I have known a
number of good PL/I programmers of both sexes.  It's possible to do almost
anything in PL/I, simply and clearly.  The only thing I have found missing
relative to C is side-effects in expressions, which I think are abhorrent
anyhow.

Some programmers used to like COBOL because of its simplicity: there's
usually only one way to do a thing, assuming it's possible at all.  PL/I
usually provides several ways to do a given thing. 

-- 
Pete

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#164048

FromDan Espen <despen@verizon.net>
Date2016-05-26 20:32 -0400
Message-ID<ni84d0$l26$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#164036
Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> writes:

> Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> wrote:
>> Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> writes:
>> 
>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>> 
>>>> Quadibloc wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 5:40:26 PM UTC-6, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>> 
>>>>>> The story of how a single language answers the question, "Can a
>>>>>> young girl with no previous programming experience find happiness
>>> 
>>>>> Well, there you are. This explains why PL/I never caught on, while
>>>>> FORTRAN and COBOL continue to this day.
>>> 
>>>>> What self-respecting programmer would use a language that's designed
>>>>> for...  girls!
>>> 
>>>> Patui!  What self-respecting girls would choose PL/I?
>>> 
>>> Nan Detlaff and Marj Benson, to name two of my acquaintance (though
>>> Nan usually used BAL, since she was an OS/360 systems programmer).
>>> 
>>> Nan was manager of the systems programmers at the Computer-Assisted
>>> Education Laboratory of the College of Education at the University of
>>> Texas when I was a lowly work-study lab monitor (who happened to know
>>> programming, which fascinated her).
>>> 
>>> Marj was the manager of Financial Systems at the University of Chicago
>>> Computation Center who hired me as a junior programmer/analyst after I
>>> finished class work for my Ph. D. in another field entirely.  It was
>>> her mandate that all non-vendor code (mostly COBOL) be written in
>>> PL/I.
>>> 
>>> And I'd say both of them respected themselves with good reason.
>>> 
>>> Make that three: My high school girlfriend, Lin Nielsen (now Cochran),
>>> made a good living with her library science degree and DBA skills.
>>> She's the one who gave me a book on programming the System/360 as a
>>> graduation present.
>>> 
>>> PL/I rules!  Just because it was ported to the VAX under VMS doesn't
>>> mean it's a bad language.
>> 
>> Over the years, I had little respect for PL/I.  Then the time came when
>> I had to use PL/I for a serious enhancement to existing PL/I code.  The
>> language did not let me down.  I found it quite easy to write the simple
>> parts with simple code and when I had to get into more sophisticated
>> stuff, I found the language has some nice advanced features.
>> 
>> Of course it makes no difference whether the coder is wearing a dress or
>> a pair of slacks.  I think referring to the coders sex was an attempt to
>> be cute.  Which I found annoying.
>> 
>> Pete, of course is the PL/I expert on this forum.  I'd listen to his
>> opinion rather than the ignorant comment from the know-nothing poster
>> you replied to.
>> 
>
> I haven't commented, because I may be a bit biased. Naturally I think PL/I
> is the greatest thing since sliced bread. To the point, I have known a
> number of good PL/I programmers of both sexes.  It's possible to do almost
> anything in PL/I, simply and clearly.  The only thing I have found missing
> relative to C is side-effects in expressions, which I think are abhorrent
> anyhow.

As I went through my conversion to a "PL/I is good" programmer,
I'd discuss the language with other, more experienced PL/I developers.
They always had one or more stories about bad PL/I features,
Sorry, usually it was some deep dark, well buried trap that you
could fall into.  Can't remember any details.
The point is, as you get to know more and more, some of that stuff
is going to trip you up.

I agree, PL/I can do without side effects.
C is meant to be more machine oriented.

Why should C worry about some clown coding:

x[i] = i++;

The coder may not get what he wants, but he might get what he deserves.

> Some programmers used to like COBOL because of its simplicity: there's
> usually only one way to do a thing, assuming it's possible at all.  PL/I
> usually provides several ways to do a given thing. 

I've done more COBOL than anything.
I've never seen a business problem that couldn't be
solved with a reasonable amount of COBOL.
Copy paste is your friend, it's really not that bad.

I haven't used COBOL in years ... 1979, 37 years.
I try to keep up with IBM enhancements.
It's turned into quite a language.
It sacrifices clarity for power,
Why should the C++ and Java programmers have all the fun.

-- 
Dan Espen

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#164049

FromQuadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca>
Date2016-05-26 18:50 -0700
Message-ID<024468d6-fefd-4109-b283-134787072871@googlegroups.com>
In reply to#164048
On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 6:33:00 PM UTC-6, D_J_E wrote:

> Why should C worry about some clown coding:
> 
> x[i] = i++;
> 
> The coder may not get what he wants, but he might get what he deserves.

That's true enough, but there may be other cases where the mistake... is rather 
more subtle than an obvious illegitimate dependency on the order of evaluation.

John Savard

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#164051

FromMorten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid>
Date2016-05-27 11:01 +0200
Message-ID<ovel1d-nu4.ln1@sambook.reistad.name>
In reply to#164049
In article <024468d6-fefd-4109-b283-134787072871@googlegroups.com>,
Quadibloc  <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
>On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 6:33:00 PM UTC-6, D_J_E wrote:
>
>> Why should C worry about some clown coding:
>> 
>> x[i] = i++;
>> 
>> The coder may not get what he wants, but he might get what he deserves.
>
>That's true enough, but there may be other cases where the mistake... is rather 
>more subtle than an obvious illegitimate dependency on the order of evaluation.

I tested this with both gcc and clang, and both warn about the pitfall.

At least that is something. 

You should have -Wall enabled in all development. Clean code should compile
without warnings. It takes out a lot of typing mistakes and such evaluation order
pitfalls early in the process.

-- mrr

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#164057

FromAhem A Rivet's Shot <steveo@eircom.net>
Date2016-05-27 13:36 +0100
Message-ID<20160527133600.9ac454c1f4909978a608a0a4@eircom.net>
In reply to#164051
On Fri, 27 May 2016 11:01:12 +0200
Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> wrote:

> You should have -Wall enabled in all development. Clean code should
> compile without warnings. It takes out a lot of typing mistakes and such
> evaluation order pitfalls early in the process.

	Production builds should also have -Werror enabled to make sure the
code is clean (at least to the extent the compiler can tell). Every one of
those warnings means the compiler is to some extent uncertain as to what
you mean.

-- 
Steve O'Hara-Smith                          |   Directable Mirror Arrays
C:>WIN                                      | A better way to focus the sun
The computer obeys and wins.                |    licences available see
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#164065

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2016-05-27 15:33 +0000
Message-ID<ni9pcp01sfb@news6.newsguy.com>
In reply to#164049
On 2016-05-27, Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:

> On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 6:33:00 PM UTC-6, D_J_E wrote:
>
>> Why should C worry about some clown coding:
>> 
>> x[i] = i++;
>> 
>> The coder may not get what he wants, but he might get what he deserves.
>
> That's true enough, but there may be other cases where the mistake...
> is rather more subtle than an obvious illegitimate dependency on the
> order of evaluation.

Yup.  Right now I'm going through my entire code base searching for
instances of str[n]cpy() with overlapping operands, and replacing them
with memmove().  Everything was working fine using the Borland compiler
under Windows, but one of my programs showed a glitch when compiled and
run under Linux.

Gotta love that undefined behaviour.  Just when I thought I had
dealt with all those nasal demons...

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#164068

Fromscott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
Date2016-05-27 16:07 +0000
Message-ID<sh_1z.35368$cN4.34239@fx22.iad>
In reply to#164065
Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes:
>On 2016-05-27, Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
>
>> On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 6:33:00 PM UTC-6, D_J_E wrote:
>>
>>> Why should C worry about some clown coding:
>>> 
>>> x[i] = i++;
>>> 
>>> The coder may not get what he wants, but he might get what he deserves.
>>
>> That's true enough, but there may be other cases where the mistake...
>> is rather more subtle than an obvious illegitimate dependency on the
>> order of evaluation.
>
>Yup.  Right now I'm going through my entire code base searching for
>instances of str[n]cpy() with overlapping operands, and replacing them
>with memmove().  Everything was working fine using the Borland compiler
>under Windows, but one of my programs showed a glitch when compiled and
>run under Linux.
>
>Gotta love that undefined behaviour.  Just when I thought I had
>dealt with all those nasal demons...
>

To be fair, overlapping operands to strcpy() and memcpy() has been
documented as undefined since the first standards documents (e.g. SVID) in the 80's.

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#164073

FromCharlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid>
Date2016-05-27 19:20 +0000
Message-ID<nia6lv02j0n@news3.newsguy.com>
In reply to#164068
On 2016-05-27, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:

> Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes:
>
>> On 2016-05-27, Quadibloc <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote:
>>
>>> On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 6:33:00 PM UTC-6, D_J_E wrote:
>>>
>>>> Why should C worry about some clown coding:
>>>> 
>>>> x[i] = i++;
>>>> 
>>>> The coder may not get what he wants, but he might get what he deserves.
>>>
>>> That's true enough, but there may be other cases where the mistake...
>>> is rather more subtle than an obvious illegitimate dependency on the
>>> order of evaluation.
>>
>> Yup.  Right now I'm going through my entire code base searching for
>> instances of str[n]cpy() with overlapping operands, and replacing them
>> with memmove().  Everything was working fine using the Borland compiler
>> under Windows, but one of my programs showed a glitch when compiled and
>> run under Linux.
>>
>> Gotta love that undefined behaviour.  Just when I thought I had
>> dealt with all those nasal demons...
>
> To be fair, overlapping operands to strcpy() and memcpy() has been
> documented as undefined since the first standards documents (e.g. SVID)
> in the 80's.

Oh, I assume full responsibility for the screw-up.  I suppose
my mind got a bit warped by the example in the original K&R:

strcpy(s, t)
char **s, *t;
{
    while(*s++ = *t++)
        ;
}

which works fine in cases like

    strcpy(string, string+1);

But newer systems spell out quite explicitly in the man pages
that strcpy() doesn't necessarily work that way anymore.
The fact that I missed the warning is my fault alone.

-- 
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#164074

Fromscott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
Date2016-05-27 19:53 +0000
Message-ID<UA12z.25091$ai3.21069@fx03.iad>
In reply to#164073
Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes:
>On 2016-05-27, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
>

>>
>> To be fair, overlapping operands to strcpy() and memcpy() has been
>> documented as undefined since the first standards documents (e.g. SVID)
>> in the 80's.
>
>Oh, I assume full responsibility for the screw-up.  I suppose
>my mind got a bit warped by the example in the original K&R:
>
>strcpy(s, t)
>char **s, *t;
>{
>    while(*s++ = *t++)
>        ;
>}
>
>which works fine in cases like
>
>    strcpy(string, string+1);
>
>But newer systems spell out quite explicitly in the man pages
>that strcpy() doesn't necessarily work that way anymore.
>The fact that I missed the warning is my fault alone.

The burroughs medium systems, being a memory-to-memory architecture,
had useful characteristics for overlapping move instructions:


http://vseries.lurndal.org/doku.php?id=instructions:mva

  * When the A and B address controllers indicate UA data, the field
    lengths are equal (AF = BF) and the value of the final B address
    is within the A data field [A + 2, A + (2 * AF)], repeat the
    source data field between the A and B addresses throughout the
    destination data field.

  * Cases of overlaping A and B, other than described above, may produce
    inconsistent results. See Compatibility Notes A.03.
  
http://vseries.lurndal.org/doku.php?id=instructions:mvn



  * When the A and B address controllers indicate UN data, the field
    lengths are equal (AF = BF) and the value of the final B address
    is one greater than the final A address, repeat the first digit
    of the source data field throughout the destination data field.

  * Cases of overlaping A and B, other than described above, may produce
    inconsistent results. See Compatibility Notes A.04.

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#164075

FromBob Eager <news0006@eager.cx>
Date2016-05-27 20:55 +0000
Message-ID<dqrqiuFm19sU11@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#164074
On Fri, 27 May 2016 19:53:24 +0000, Scott Lurndal wrote:

> Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes:
>>On 2016-05-27, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
> 
>>> To be fair, overlapping operands to strcpy() and memcpy() has been
>>> documented as undefined since the first standards documents (e.g.
>>> SVID)
>>> in the 80's.
>>
>>Oh, I assume full responsibility for the screw-up.  I suppose my mind
>>got a bit warped by the example in the original K&R:
>>
>>strcpy(s, t)
>>char **s, *t;
>>{
>>    while(*s++ = *t++)
>>        ;
>>}
>>
>>which works fine in cases like
>>
>>    strcpy(string, string+1);
>>
>>But newer systems spell out quite explicitly in the man pages that
>>strcpy() doesn't necessarily work that way anymore.
>>The fact that I missed the warning is my fault alone.
> 
> The burroughs medium systems, being a memory-to-memory architecture,
> had useful characteristics for overlapping move instructions:
> 
> http://vseries.lurndal.org/doku.php?id=instructions:mva
> 
>   * When the A and B address controllers indicate UA data, the field
>     lengths are equal (AF = BF) and the value of the final B address is
>     within the A data field [A + 2, A + (2 * AF)], repeat the source
>     data field between the A and B addresses throughout the destination
>     data field.
> 
>   * Cases of overlaping A and B, other than described above, may produce
>     inconsistent results. See Compatibility Notes A.03.
>   
> http://vseries.lurndal.org/doku.php?id=instructions:mvn
> 
> 
> 
>   * When the A and B address controllers indicate UN data, the field
>     lengths are equal (AF = BF) and the value of the final B address is
>     one greater than the final A address, repeat the first digit of the
>     source data field throughout the destination data field.
> 
>   * Cases of overlaping A and B, other than described above, may produce
>     inconsistent results. See Compatibility Notes A.04.

The VAX just got it right with MOVC3/MOVC5:

"The operation of the instruction is such that overlap of the source and 
destination strings does not affect the result"

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#164087

FromPeter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com>
Date2016-05-28 15:18 -0400
Message-ID<535365362.486144732.868970.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#164075
Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
> On Fri, 27 May 2016 19:53:24 +0000, Scott Lurndal wrote:
> 
>> Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes:
>>> On 2016-05-27, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
>> 
>>>> To be fair, overlapping operands to strcpy() and memcpy() has been
>>>> documented as undefined since the first standards documents (e.g.
>>>> SVID)
>>>> in the 80's.
>>> 
>>> Oh, I assume full responsibility for the screw-up.  I suppose my mind
>>> got a bit warped by the example in the original K&R:
>>> 
>>> strcpy(s, t)
>>> char **s, *t;
>>> {
>>> while(*s++ = *t++)
>>> ;
>>> }
>>> 
>>> which works fine in cases like
>>> 
>>> strcpy(string, string+1);
>>> 
>>> But newer systems spell out quite explicitly in the man pages that
>>> strcpy() doesn't necessarily work that way anymore.
>>> The fact that I missed the warning is my fault alone.
>> 
>> The burroughs medium systems, being a memory-to-memory architecture,
>> had useful characteristics for overlapping move instructions:
>> 
>> http://vseries.lurndal.org/doku.php?id=instructions:mva
>> 
>> * When the A and B address controllers indicate UA data, the field
>> lengths are equal (AF = BF) and the value of the final B address is
>> within the A data field [A + 2, A + (2 * AF)], repeat the source
>> data field between the A and B addresses throughout the destination
>> data field.
>> 
>> * Cases of overlaping A and B, other than described above, may produce
>> inconsistent results. See Compatibility Notes A.03.
>> 
>> http://vseries.lurndal.org/doku.php?id=instructions:mvn
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> * When the A and B address controllers indicate UN data, the field
>> lengths are equal (AF = BF) and the value of the final B address is
>> one greater than the final A address, repeat the first digit of the
>> source data field throughout the destination data field.
>> 
>> * Cases of overlaping A and B, other than described above, may produce
>> inconsistent results. See Compatibility Notes A.04.
> 
> The VAX just got it right with MOVC3/MOVC5:
> 
> "The operation of the instruction is such that overlap of the source and 
> destination strings does not affect the result"
> 

It's what the programmer would probably want, but seems like a lot of extra
work for he hardware or microcode.

-- 
Pete

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#164093

FromBob Eager <news0006@eager.cx>
Date2016-05-28 20:25 +0000
Message-ID<dqud5fFm19sU18@mid.individual.net>
In reply to#164087
On Sat, 28 May 2016 15:18:22 -0400, Peter Flass wrote:

> Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> wrote:
>> On Fri, 27 May 2016 19:53:24 +0000, Scott Lurndal wrote:
>> 
>>> Charlie Gibbs <cgibbs@kltpzyxm.invalid> writes:
>>>> On 2016-05-27, Scott Lurndal <scott@slp53.sl.home> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> To be fair, overlapping operands to strcpy() and memcpy() has been
>>>>> documented as undefined since the first standards documents (e.g.
>>>>> SVID)
>>>>> in the 80's.
>>>> 
>>>> Oh, I assume full responsibility for the screw-up.  I suppose my mind
>>>> got a bit warped by the example in the original K&R:
>>>> 
>>>> strcpy(s, t)
>>>> char **s, *t;
>>>> {
>>>> while(*s++ = *t++)
>>>> ;
>>>> }
>>>> 
>>>> which works fine in cases like
>>>> 
>>>> strcpy(string, string+1);
>>>> 
>>>> But newer systems spell out quite explicitly in the man pages that
>>>> strcpy() doesn't necessarily work that way anymore.
>>>> The fact that I missed the warning is my fault alone.
>>> 
>>> The burroughs medium systems, being a memory-to-memory architecture,
>>> had useful characteristics for overlapping move instructions:
>>> 
>>> http://vseries.lurndal.org/doku.php?id=instructions:mva
>>> 
>>> * When the A and B address controllers indicate UA data, the field
>>> lengths are equal (AF = BF) and the value of the final B address is
>>> within the A data field [A + 2, A + (2 * AF)], repeat the source data
>>> field between the A and B addresses throughout the destination data
>>> field.
>>> 
>>> * Cases of overlaping A and B, other than described above, may produce
>>> inconsistent results. See Compatibility Notes A.03.
>>> 
>>> http://vseries.lurndal.org/doku.php?id=instructions:mvn
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> * When the A and B address controllers indicate UN data, the field
>>> lengths are equal (AF = BF) and the value of the final B address is
>>> one greater than the final A address, repeat the first digit of the
>>> source data field throughout the destination data field.
>>> 
>>> * Cases of overlaping A and B, other than described above, may produce
>>> inconsistent results. See Compatibility Notes A.04.
>> 
>> The VAX just got it right with MOVC3/MOVC5:
>> 
>> "The operation of the instruction is such that overlap of the source
>> and destination strings does not affect the result"
>> 
>> 
> It's what the programmer would probably want, but seems like a lot of
> extra work for he hardware or microcode.

It was typical of the VAX. Not many architectures have instructions to 
manipulate doubly linked lists - with interlocks if required. Nor to 
calculate polynomials.



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#164158

Fromscott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
Date2016-05-31 14:39 +0000
Message-ID<2nh3z.114062$qZ7.30990@fx35.iad>
In reply to#164093
Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> writes:
> git://git.gnome.org/pan2)
>Bytes: 4007
>X-Received-Bytes: 4025
>X-Received-Body-CRC: 120500033
>
>
>It was typical of the VAX. Not many architectures have instructions to 
>manipulate doubly linked lists - with interlocks if required. Nor to 
>calculate polynomials.

It's only a single-linked list, but:

http://vseries.lurndal.org/doku.php?id=instructions:slt

Then there was mutual exclusion and condition variables:

http://vseries.lurndal.org/doku.php?id=instructions:lok

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#164157

Fromscott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal)
Date2016-05-31 14:37 +0000
Message-ID<Vkh3z.114061$qZ7.39542@fx35.iad>
In reply to#164075
Bob Eager <news0006@eager.cx> writes:
> git://git.gnome.org/pan2)

>> The burroughs medium systems, being a memory-to-memory architecture,
>> had useful characteristics for overlapping move instructions:
>> 
>> http://vseries.lurndal.org/doku.php?id=instructions:mva
>> 
>>   * When the A and B address controllers indicate UA data, the field
>>     lengths are equal (AF = BF) and the value of the final B address is
>>     within the A data field [A + 2, A + (2 * AF)], repeat the source
>>     data field between the A and B addresses throughout the destination
>>     data field.
>> 
>>   * Cases of overlaping A and B, other than described above, may produce
>>     inconsistent results. See Compatibility Notes A.03.
>>   
>> http://vseries.lurndal.org/doku.php?id=instructions:mvn
>> 
>> 
>> 
>>   * When the A and B address controllers indicate UN data, the field
>>     lengths are equal (AF = BF) and the value of the final B address is
>>     one greater than the final A address, repeat the first digit of the
>>     source data field throughout the destination data field.
>> 
>>   * Cases of overlaping A and B, other than described above, may produce
>>     inconsistent results. See Compatibility Notes A.04.
>
>The VAX just got it right with MOVC3/MOVC5:
>
>"The operation of the instruction is such that overlap of the source and 
>destination strings does not affect the result"

Ah, but:
  1) the burroughs cases were generally very useful (called move and smear)
  2) The MOVC5 had padding capabilities built-in, much like the burroughs moves.

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#164529

From"Charles Richmond" <numerist@aquaporin4.com>
Date2016-06-04 22:28 -0500
Message-ID<nj068c$a31$1@dont-email.me>
In reply to#164049
"Quadibloc" <jsavard@ecn.ab.ca> wrote in message 
news:024468d6-fefd-4109-b283-134787072871@googlegroups.com...
> On Thursday, May 26, 2016 at 6:33:00 PM UTC-6, D_J_E wrote:
>
>> Why should C worry about some clown coding:
>>
>> x[i] = i++;
>>
>> The coder may not get what he wants, but he might get what he deserves.
>
> That's true enough, but there may be other cases where the mistake... is 
> rather
> more subtle than an obvious illegitimate dependency on the order of 
> evaluation.
>

"x[i] = i++;" causes "undefined behavior".  That means demons may come out 
of your nose.  Or the compiler may drop a piano on you.  *Anything* might 
happen!!!  The behavior is undefined.

-- 

numerist at aquaporin4 dot com

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#164050

FromMorten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid>
Date2016-05-27 10:51 +0200
Message-ID<tdel1d-nu4.ln1@sambook.reistad.name>
In reply to#164048
In article <ni84d0$l26$1@dont-email.me>, Dan Espen  <despen@verizon.net> wrote:
>Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> writes:
>
>> Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> wrote:
>>> Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> writes:
>>> 
>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>> 
>>>>> Quadibloc wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>>> On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 5:40:26 PM UTC-6, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>>>> The story of how a single language answers the question, "Can a
>>>>>>> young girl with no previous programming experience find happiness
>>>> 
>>>>>> Well, there you are. This explains why PL/I never caught on, while
>>>>>> FORTRAN and COBOL continue to this day.
>>>> 
>>>>>> What self-respecting programmer would use a language that's designed
>>>>>> for...  girls!
>>>> 
>>>>> Patui!  What self-respecting girls would choose PL/I?
>>>> 
>>>> Nan Detlaff and Marj Benson, to name two of my acquaintance (though
>>>> Nan usually used BAL, since she was an OS/360 systems programmer).
>>>> 
>>>> Nan was manager of the systems programmers at the Computer-Assisted
>>>> Education Laboratory of the College of Education at the University of
>>>> Texas when I was a lowly work-study lab monitor (who happened to know
>>>> programming, which fascinated her).
>>>> 
>>>> Marj was the manager of Financial Systems at the University of Chicago
>>>> Computation Center who hired me as a junior programmer/analyst after I
>>>> finished class work for my Ph. D. in another field entirely.  It was
>>>> her mandate that all non-vendor code (mostly COBOL) be written in
>>>> PL/I.
>>>> 
>>>> And I'd say both of them respected themselves with good reason.
>>>> 
>>>> Make that three: My high school girlfriend, Lin Nielsen (now Cochran),
>>>> made a good living with her library science degree and DBA skills.
>>>> She's the one who gave me a book on programming the System/360 as a
>>>> graduation present.
>>>> 
>>>> PL/I rules!  Just because it was ported to the VAX under VMS doesn't
>>>> mean it's a bad language.
>>> 
>>> Over the years, I had little respect for PL/I.  Then the time came when
>>> I had to use PL/I for a serious enhancement to existing PL/I code.  The
>>> language did not let me down.  I found it quite easy to write the simple
>>> parts with simple code and when I had to get into more sophisticated
>>> stuff, I found the language has some nice advanced features.
>>> 
>>> Of course it makes no difference whether the coder is wearing a dress or
>>> a pair of slacks.  I think referring to the coders sex was an attempt to
>>> be cute.  Which I found annoying.
>>> 
>>> Pete, of course is the PL/I expert on this forum.  I'd listen to his
>>> opinion rather than the ignorant comment from the know-nothing poster
>>> you replied to.
>>> 
>>
>> I haven't commented, because I may be a bit biased. Naturally I think PL/I
>> is the greatest thing since sliced bread. To the point, I have known a
>> number of good PL/I programmers of both sexes.  It's possible to do almost
>> anything in PL/I, simply and clearly.  The only thing I have found missing
>> relative to C is side-effects in expressions, which I think are abhorrent
>> anyhow.
>
>As I went through my conversion to a "PL/I is good" programmer,
>I'd discuss the language with other, more experienced PL/I developers.
>They always had one or more stories about bad PL/I features,
>Sorry, usually it was some deep dark, well buried trap that you
>could fall into.  Can't remember any details.
>The point is, as you get to know more and more, some of that stuff
>is going to trip you up.

No, the one thing I am not enthused about with PL/1 is the typeconversion
with wild abandon. If you add a float and a string, well it will do the
best it can. (take the numeric value of the string). This is probably how
it has to be with the pl/1 grammar etc. but it could warn when it does
this. Really.

>I agree, PL/I can do without side effects.
>C is meant to be more machine oriented.
>
>Why should C worry about some clown coding:
>
>x[i] = i++;
>
>The coder may not get what he wants, but he might get what he deserves.

These can be done well without.

The statement separator ";" also works very differently from c/pascal etc, 
but the differences are subtle at times. 

Otherwise I like the language a lot. I am waiting for the gnu pl/1 with
excitement. (But it takes it's time).

>> Some programmers used to like COBOL because of its simplicity: there's
>> usually only one way to do a thing, assuming it's possible at all.  PL/I
>> usually provides several ways to do a given thing. 
>
>I've done more COBOL than anything.
>I've never seen a business problem that couldn't be
>solved with a reasonable amount of COBOL.
>Copy paste is your friend, it's really not that bad.

But it was a relief to be able to use PL/1 in the one stint I
had with mainframes. (Cics 1.7, if that dates it).

>I haven't used COBOL in years ... 1979, 37 years.
>I try to keep up with IBM enhancements.
>It's turned into quite a language.
>It sacrifices clarity for power,
>Why should the C++ and Java programmers have all the fun.

No; but I'll take PL/1 any day over cobol. And Java.

-- mrr

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#164053

FromPeter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com>
Date2016-05-27 06:56 -0400
Message-ID<1051644006.486038862.651093.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#164050
Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> wrote:
> In article <ni84d0$l26$1@dont-email.me>, Dan Espen  <despen@verizon.net> wrote:
>> Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> writes:
>> 
>>> Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>> Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> writes:
>>>> 
>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Quadibloc wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 5:40:26 PM UTC-6, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> The story of how a single language answers the question, "Can a
>>>>>>>> young girl with no previous programming experience find happiness
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Well, there you are. This explains why PL/I never caught on, while
>>>>>>> FORTRAN and COBOL continue to this day.
>>>>> 
>>>>>>> What self-respecting programmer would use a language that's designed
>>>>>>> for...  girls!
>>>>> 
>>>>>> Patui!  What self-respecting girls would choose PL/I?
>>>>> 
>>>>> Nan Detlaff and Marj Benson, to name two of my acquaintance (though
>>>>> Nan usually used BAL, since she was an OS/360 systems programmer).
>>>>> 
>>>>> Nan was manager of the systems programmers at the Computer-Assisted
>>>>> Education Laboratory of the College of Education at the University of
>>>>> Texas when I was a lowly work-study lab monitor (who happened to know
>>>>> programming, which fascinated her).
>>>>> 
>>>>> Marj was the manager of Financial Systems at the University of Chicago
>>>>> Computation Center who hired me as a junior programmer/analyst after I
>>>>> finished class work for my Ph. D. in another field entirely.  It was
>>>>> her mandate that all non-vendor code (mostly COBOL) be written in
>>>>> PL/I.
>>>>> 
>>>>> And I'd say both of them respected themselves with good reason.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Make that three: My high school girlfriend, Lin Nielsen (now Cochran),
>>>>> made a good living with her library science degree and DBA skills.
>>>>> She's the one who gave me a book on programming the System/360 as a
>>>>> graduation present.
>>>>> 
>>>>> PL/I rules!  Just because it was ported to the VAX under VMS doesn't
>>>>> mean it's a bad language.
>>>> 
>>>> Over the years, I had little respect for PL/I.  Then the time came when
>>>> I had to use PL/I for a serious enhancement to existing PL/I code.  The
>>>> language did not let me down.  I found it quite easy to write the simple
>>>> parts with simple code and when I had to get into more sophisticated
>>>> stuff, I found the language has some nice advanced features.
>>>> 
>>>> Of course it makes no difference whether the coder is wearing a dress or
>>>> a pair of slacks.  I think referring to the coders sex was an attempt to
>>>> be cute.  Which I found annoying.
>>>> 
>>>> Pete, of course is the PL/I expert on this forum.  I'd listen to his
>>>> opinion rather than the ignorant comment from the know-nothing poster
>>>> you replied to.
>>>> 
>>> 
>>> I haven't commented, because I may be a bit biased. Naturally I think PL/I
>>> is the greatest thing since sliced bread. To the point, I have known a
>>> number of good PL/I programmers of both sexes.  It's possible to do almost
>>> anything in PL/I, simply and clearly.  The only thing I have found missing
>>> relative to C is side-effects in expressions, which I think are abhorrent
>>> anyhow.
>> 
>> As I went through my conversion to a "PL/I is good" programmer,
>> I'd discuss the language with other, more experienced PL/I developers.
>> They always had one or more stories about bad PL/I features,
>> Sorry, usually it was some deep dark, well buried trap that you
>> could fall into.  Can't remember any details.
>> The point is, as you get to know more and more, some of that stuff
>> is going to trip you up.
> 
> No, the one thing I am not enthused about with PL/1 is the typeconversion
> with wild abandon. If you add a float and a string, well it will do the
> best it can. (take the numeric value of the string). This is probably how
> it has to be with the pl/1 grammar etc. but it could warn when it does
> this. Really.

Even more confusingly it always converts the string to FIXED DECIMAL(7)
[IIRC].  You're right, it could issue a warning, but that's just a compiler
issue, not a language issue.

-- 
Pete

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#164063

FromAndrew Swallow <am.swallow@btopenworld.com>
Date2016-05-27 15:51 +0100
Message-ID<prydnfdYSKF9w9XKnZ2dnUU78KGdnZ2d@giganews.com>
In reply to#164053
On 27/05/2016 11:56, Peter Flass wrote:
> Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> wrote:
>> In article <ni84d0$l26$1@dont-email.me>, Dan Espen  <despen@verizon.net> wrote:
>>> Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> writes:
>>>
>>>> Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>>> Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> writes:
>>>>>
>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Quadibloc wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 5:40:26 PM UTC-6, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> The story of how a single language answers the question, "Can a
>>>>>>>>> young girl with no previous programming experience find happiness
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Well, there you are. This explains why PL/I never caught on, while
>>>>>>>> FORTRAN and COBOL continue to this day.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> What self-respecting programmer would use a language that's designed
>>>>>>>> for...  girls!
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Patui!  What self-respecting girls would choose PL/I?
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nan Detlaff and Marj Benson, to name two of my acquaintance (though
>>>>>> Nan usually used BAL, since she was an OS/360 systems programmer).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Nan was manager of the systems programmers at the Computer-Assisted
>>>>>> Education Laboratory of the College of Education at the University of
>>>>>> Texas when I was a lowly work-study lab monitor (who happened to know
>>>>>> programming, which fascinated her).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Marj was the manager of Financial Systems at the University of Chicago
>>>>>> Computation Center who hired me as a junior programmer/analyst after I
>>>>>> finished class work for my Ph. D. in another field entirely.  It was
>>>>>> her mandate that all non-vendor code (mostly COBOL) be written in
>>>>>> PL/I.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> And I'd say both of them respected themselves with good reason.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Make that three: My high school girlfriend, Lin Nielsen (now Cochran),
>>>>>> made a good living with her library science degree and DBA skills.
>>>>>> She's the one who gave me a book on programming the System/360 as a
>>>>>> graduation present.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> PL/I rules!  Just because it was ported to the VAX under VMS doesn't
>>>>>> mean it's a bad language.
>>>>>
>>>>> Over the years, I had little respect for PL/I.  Then the time came when
>>>>> I had to use PL/I for a serious enhancement to existing PL/I code.  The
>>>>> language did not let me down.  I found it quite easy to write the simple
>>>>> parts with simple code and when I had to get into more sophisticated
>>>>> stuff, I found the language has some nice advanced features.
>>>>>
>>>>> Of course it makes no difference whether the coder is wearing a dress or
>>>>> a pair of slacks.  I think referring to the coders sex was an attempt to
>>>>> be cute.  Which I found annoying.
>>>>>
>>>>> Pete, of course is the PL/I expert on this forum.  I'd listen to his
>>>>> opinion rather than the ignorant comment from the know-nothing poster
>>>>> you replied to.
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I haven't commented, because I may be a bit biased. Naturally I think PL/I
>>>> is the greatest thing since sliced bread. To the point, I have known a
>>>> number of good PL/I programmers of both sexes.  It's possible to do almost
>>>> anything in PL/I, simply and clearly.  The only thing I have found missing
>>>> relative to C is side-effects in expressions, which I think are abhorrent
>>>> anyhow.
>>>
>>> As I went through my conversion to a "PL/I is good" programmer,
>>> I'd discuss the language with other, more experienced PL/I developers.
>>> They always had one or more stories about bad PL/I features,
>>> Sorry, usually it was some deep dark, well buried trap that you
>>> could fall into.  Can't remember any details.
>>> The point is, as you get to know more and more, some of that stuff
>>> is going to trip you up.
>>
>> No, the one thing I am not enthused about with PL/1 is the typeconversion
>> with wild abandon. If you add a float and a string, well it will do the
>> best it can. (take the numeric value of the string). This is probably how
>> it has to be with the pl/1 grammar etc. but it could warn when it does
>> this. Really.
>
> Even more confusingly it always converts the string to FIXED DECIMAL(7)
> [IIRC].  You're right, it could issue a warning, but that's just a compiler
> issue, not a language issue.
>
Partly but the language could have made conversions explicit.

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#164081

FromMorten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid>
Date2016-05-27 20:25 +0200
Message-ID<a1gm1d-cd6.ln1@sambook.reistad.name>
In reply to#164053
In article <1051644006.486038862.651093.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>,
Peter Flass  <peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote:
>Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> wrote:
>> In article <ni84d0$l26$1@dont-email.me>, Dan Espen  <despen@verizon.net> wrote:
>>> Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> writes:
>>> 
>>>> Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>>> Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> writes:
>>>>> 
>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Quadibloc wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 5:40:26 PM UTC-6, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> The story of how a single language answers the question, "Can a
>>>>>>>>> young girl with no previous programming experience find happiness
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Well, there you are. This explains why PL/I never caught on, while
>>>>>>>> FORTRAN and COBOL continue to this day.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> What self-respecting programmer would use a language that's designed
>>>>>>>> for...  girls!
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Patui!  What self-respecting girls would choose PL/I?
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Nan Detlaff and Marj Benson, to name two of my acquaintance (though
>>>>>> Nan usually used BAL, since she was an OS/360 systems programmer).
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Nan was manager of the systems programmers at the Computer-Assisted
>>>>>> Education Laboratory of the College of Education at the University of
>>>>>> Texas when I was a lowly work-study lab monitor (who happened to know
>>>>>> programming, which fascinated her).
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Marj was the manager of Financial Systems at the University of Chicago
>>>>>> Computation Center who hired me as a junior programmer/analyst after I
>>>>>> finished class work for my Ph. D. in another field entirely.  It was
>>>>>> her mandate that all non-vendor code (mostly COBOL) be written in
>>>>>> PL/I.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> And I'd say both of them respected themselves with good reason.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Make that three: My high school girlfriend, Lin Nielsen (now Cochran),
>>>>>> made a good living with her library science degree and DBA skills.
>>>>>> She's the one who gave me a book on programming the System/360 as a
>>>>>> graduation present.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> PL/I rules!  Just because it was ported to the VAX under VMS doesn't
>>>>>> mean it's a bad language.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Over the years, I had little respect for PL/I.  Then the time came when
>>>>> I had to use PL/I for a serious enhancement to existing PL/I code.  The
>>>>> language did not let me down.  I found it quite easy to write the simple
>>>>> parts with simple code and when I had to get into more sophisticated
>>>>> stuff, I found the language has some nice advanced features.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Of course it makes no difference whether the coder is wearing a dress or
>>>>> a pair of slacks.  I think referring to the coders sex was an attempt to
>>>>> be cute.  Which I found annoying.
>>>>> 
>>>>> Pete, of course is the PL/I expert on this forum.  I'd listen to his
>>>>> opinion rather than the ignorant comment from the know-nothing poster
>>>>> you replied to.
>>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> I haven't commented, because I may be a bit biased. Naturally I think PL/I
>>>> is the greatest thing since sliced bread. To the point, I have known a
>>>> number of good PL/I programmers of both sexes.  It's possible to do almost
>>>> anything in PL/I, simply and clearly.  The only thing I have found missing
>>>> relative to C is side-effects in expressions, which I think are abhorrent
>>>> anyhow.
>>> 
>>> As I went through my conversion to a "PL/I is good" programmer,
>>> I'd discuss the language with other, more experienced PL/I developers.
>>> They always had one or more stories about bad PL/I features,
>>> Sorry, usually it was some deep dark, well buried trap that you
>>> could fall into.  Can't remember any details.
>>> The point is, as you get to know more and more, some of that stuff
>>> is going to trip you up.
>> 
>> No, the one thing I am not enthused about with PL/1 is the typeconversion
>> with wild abandon. If you add a float and a string, well it will do the
>> best it can. (take the numeric value of the string). This is probably how
>> it has to be with the pl/1 grammar etc. but it could warn when it does
>> this. Really.
>
>Even more confusingly it always converts the string to FIXED DECIMAL(7)
>[IIRC].  You're right, it could issue a warning, but that's just a compiler
>issue, not a language issue.

Yes, it is a language issue. But one that can be addressed by compiler
implementations. As I understand it the whole PL/1 grammar is based on
doing some (or, a lot of) type conversion while evaluating expressions.

-- mrr

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#164086

FromPeter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com>
Date2016-05-28 15:18 -0400
Message-ID<1874727092.486144443.996567.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>
In reply to#164081
Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> wrote:
> In article <1051644006.486038862.651093.peter_flass-yahoo.com@news.eternal-september.org>,
> Peter Flass  <peter_flass@yahoo.com> wrote:
>> Morten Reistad <first@last.name.invalid> wrote:
>>> In article <ni84d0$l26$1@dont-email.me>, Dan Espen  <despen@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>> Peter Flass <peter_flass@yahoo.com> writes:
>>>> 
>>>>> Dan Espen <despen@verizon.net> wrote:
>>>>>> Rich Alderson <news@alderson.users.panix.com> writes:
>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> jmfbahciv <See.above@aol.com> writes:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Quadibloc wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> On Monday, May 23, 2016 at 5:40:26 PM UTC-6, hanc...@bbs.cpcn.com wrote:
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>>> The story of how a single language answers the question, "Can a
>>>>>>>>>> young girl with no previous programming experience find happiness
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> Well, there you are. This explains why PL/I never caught on, while
>>>>>>>>> FORTRAN and COBOL continue to this day.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>>> What self-respecting programmer would use a language that's designed
>>>>>>>>> for...  girls!
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>>> Patui!  What self-respecting girls would choose PL/I?
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Nan Detlaff and Marj Benson, to name two of my acquaintance (though
>>>>>>> Nan usually used BAL, since she was an OS/360 systems programmer).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Nan was manager of the systems programmers at the Computer-Assisted
>>>>>>> Education Laboratory of the College of Education at the University of
>>>>>>> Texas when I was a lowly work-study lab monitor (who happened to know
>>>>>>> programming, which fascinated her).
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Marj was the manager of Financial Systems at the University of Chicago
>>>>>>> Computation Center who hired me as a junior programmer/analyst after I
>>>>>>> finished class work for my Ph. D. in another field entirely.  It was
>>>>>>> her mandate that all non-vendor code (mostly COBOL) be written in
>>>>>>> PL/I.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> And I'd say both of them respected themselves with good reason.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> Make that three: My high school girlfriend, Lin Nielsen (now Cochran),
>>>>>>> made a good living with her library science degree and DBA skills.
>>>>>>> She's the one who gave me a book on programming the System/360 as a
>>>>>>> graduation present.
>>>>>>> 
>>>>>>> PL/I rules!  Just because it was ported to the VAX under VMS doesn't
>>>>>>> mean it's a bad language.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Over the years, I had little respect for PL/I.  Then the time came when
>>>>>> I had to use PL/I for a serious enhancement to existing PL/I code.  The
>>>>>> language did not let me down.  I found it quite easy to write the simple
>>>>>> parts with simple code and when I had to get into more sophisticated
>>>>>> stuff, I found the language has some nice advanced features.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Of course it makes no difference whether the coder is wearing a dress or
>>>>>> a pair of slacks.  I think referring to the coders sex was an attempt to
>>>>>> be cute.  Which I found annoying.
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Pete, of course is the PL/I expert on this forum.  I'd listen to his
>>>>>> opinion rather than the ignorant comment from the know-nothing poster
>>>>>> you replied to.
>>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>>> I haven't commented, because I may be a bit biased. Naturally I think PL/I
>>>>> is the greatest thing since sliced bread. To the point, I have known a
>>>>> number of good PL/I programmers of both sexes.  It's possible to do almost
>>>>> anything in PL/I, simply and clearly.  The only thing I have found missing
>>>>> relative to C is side-effects in expressions, which I think are abhorrent
>>>>> anyhow.
>>>> 
>>>> As I went through my conversion to a "PL/I is good" programmer,
>>>> I'd discuss the language with other, more experienced PL/I developers.
>>>> They always had one or more stories about bad PL/I features,
>>>> Sorry, usually it was some deep dark, well buried trap that you
>>>> could fall into.  Can't remember any details.
>>>> The point is, as you get to know more and more, some of that stuff
>>>> is going to trip you up.
>>> 
>>> No, the one thing I am not enthused about with PL/1 is the typeconversion
>>> with wild abandon. If you add a float and a string, well it will do the
>>> best it can. (take the numeric value of the string). This is probably how
>>> it has to be with the pl/1 grammar etc. but it could warn when it does
>>> this. Really.
>> 
>> Even more confusingly it always converts the string to FIXED DECIMAL(7)
>> [IIRC].  You're right, it could issue a warning, but that's just a compiler
>> issue, not a language issue.
> 
> Yes, it is a language issue. But one that can be addressed by compiler
> implementations. As I understand it the whole PL/1 grammar is based on
> doing some (or, a lot of) type conversion while evaluating expressions.
> 

It doesn't have to, but it's something for the programmer to be aware of. 
In the normal case there shouldn't be conversions, except the
aforementioned case of decimal constant to binary, but this should be done
at compile time, and isn't an issue anyway unless it has fractional digits.

-- 
Pete

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