Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 beta 3/9/83; site sdcrdcf.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!floyd!harpo!seismo!hao!hplabs!sdcrdcf!barryg From: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Barry Gold) Newsgroups: net.jokes Subject: Re: Unichrome (song) Message-ID: <908@sdcrdcf.UUCP> Date: Mon, 12-Mar-84 12:57:21 EST Article-I.D.: sdcrdcf.908 Posted: Mon Mar 12 12:57:21 1984 Date-Received: Wed, 14-Mar-84 07:07:07 EST References: <34100007@uo-vax1.UUCP> <755@ihuxq.UUCP> Reply-To: barryg@sdcrdcf.UUCP (Barry Gold) Organization: System Development Corporation, Santa Monica Lines: 18 [] What's the matter with COBOL? asks John Hobson. One acquaintance was unfortunate/silly enough to sign up for Control Data's programmer training course. It included a unit on COBOL; programs were submitted on PUNCHED CARDS. He discovered that it is possible to receive more error messages than you had statements in your program by misspelling one word. The word? IDENTIFICATION Then again, maybe all those people who think correct spelling doesn't matter should have to program in COBOL for six months :-) -- Barry Gold usenet: {decvax!allegra|ihnp4}!sdcrdcf!barryg Arpanet: barry@BNL