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I know two people who still program in COBOL, one who uses FORTRAN ...

Good old COBOL's stubborn, sure High-level FORTRAN still endures FOXPRO, SNOBAL, ALGOL, and BAL Did not compute, that's why they fell

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Date: 3/12/2021 11:13:00 AM
All of this is way above my pay grade, Gershon, but it sounds plausible!
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Date: 3/12/2021 10:29:00 AM
FOXPRO was an original misnomer ....Aloha! Rico
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Date: 3/12/2021 11:29:00 AM
Ha, ha, ha. I think I'll just say thanks. Have a nice weekend, Rico! :) gw

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