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Date: Fri, 7 Nov 2014 08:03:43 -0500
Subject: Re: Understanding "help" command description syntax - explanation needed
From: Larry Martell <larry.martell@gmail.com>
To: "Steven D'Aprano" <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info>
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On Fri, Nov 7, 2014 at 7:52 AM, Steven D'Aprano
<steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> wrote:
> Dave Angel wrote:
>
>> Approximately 1968 for me. I wrote programs in 1967, but didn't
>>  get to run them till 1968.
>
>
> I once used a compiler that slow too.

Yeah, I think it was made by Intermetrics. Or maybe Borland.