Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site watdaisy.UUCP Path: utzoo!watmath!watdaisy!ndiamond From: ndiamond@watdaisy.UUCP (Norman Diamond) Newsgroups: net.lang.c Subject: Re: \"Stamp out BASIC\" committee Message-ID: <6806@watdaisy.UUCP> Date: Sun, 9-Dec-84 10:44:59 EST Article-I.D.: watdaisy.6806 Posted: Sun Dec 9 10:44:59 1984 Date-Received: Mon, 10-Dec-84 02:31:30 EST References: <6459@brl-tgr.ARPA> Organization: U of Waterloo, Ontario Lines: 21 >>> 'How do I apply for membership in the "Stamp Out BASIC >>> Committee"?' >> >> Yeah! Stamp out BASIC! Here at Tektronix we stamp out lots of BASICs >> every day, some in ROMs and some on disks. We sell them to >> applications programmers and make piles of money. > > This is the key to the problem with "Stamping" out BASIC, FORTRAN, > or whatever. As long as there are applications programmers there will be > such "languages??". I suggest the formation of a "STAMP OUT APPLICATIONS > PROGRAMMERS" committee, Stamp out all requirements for computers! -- Norman Diamond UUCP: {decvax|utzoo|ihnp4|allegra|clyde}!watmath!watdaisy!ndiamond CSNET: ndiamond%watdaisy@waterloo.csnet ARPA: ndiamond%watdaisy%waterloo.csnet@csnet-relay.arpa "Opinions are those of the keyboard, and do not reflect on me or higher-ups."