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   Mike Powell to DAVE DRUM   
   Re: Today in History - 1   
   08 Aug 23 08:15:00   
   
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   PID: Synchronet 3.19c-Linux master/cb76b1463 Feb 20 2022 GCC 7.5.0   
   TID: SBBSecho 3.14-Linux master/cb76b1463 Feb 20 2022 GCC 7.5.0   
   BBSID: CAPCITY2   
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   > Fat fingered that one, didn't I? Laszlo also does Fortran. Me, I haven't   
   > done any coding since the Amiga took the gas pipe. And that was mostly   
   > basic and some (very) simple assembler.   
      
   Fortran is one I never dabbled in.  In college it was "sold" as more for   
   engineers.  I did dable in PASCAL a little 30+ years ago.  BASIC also, and   
   equally as long ago.   
      
   More recently (10 years) I took a class in Python.  It was also meant more   
   for engineers, I later figured out.   
      
   COBOL is more straight-forward. Define all your variables, maintain   
   structure for legibility, etc.  For my brain, it made more sense.   
      
      
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