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OT: Eighties flashback
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John Pitts wrote: On 2007-06-20, TimC wrote: load "linux",8,1 Thanks Tim. You made my day. I was surprised to see this during the week: June 21, 2007 The programming language Fortran celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. A proposal from IBM employee John Backus to develop an efficient alternative to assembly language for programming the companyıs IBM 704 mainframe computer in 1953 resulted in the first specification for the IBM Mathematical FORmula TRANslating System in 1956. The first FORTRAN compiler appeared in April 1957. cheers, Darryl |
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OT: Eighties flashback
On 2007-06-23, 20cents (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: In article , John Pitts wrote: On 2007-06-20, TimC wrote: load "linux",8,1 Shouldn't that be lunix, anyway? I've never actually seen lunix in operation, but then again, I don't have a C64 anymore. Thanks Tim. You made my day. I was surprised to see this during the week: June 21, 2007 The programming language Fortran celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. A proposal from IBM employee John Backus to develop an efficient alternative to assembly language for programming the companyıs IBM 704 mainframe computer in 1953 resulted in the first specification for the IBM Mathematical FORmula TRANslating System in 1956. The first FORTRAN compiler appeared in April 1957. Backus died a few weeks ago I've already used Fortran 2003 features in my last couple of Fortran programs I've modified. Good thing the compilers are reasonably up to date on the standard. -- TimC I am very new to programming drivers so if I sound un-knowledgeable then it's because I am. -- first4internet's Ceri Coburn on writing Sony's DRM rootkit |
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In aus.bicycle on Sat, 23 Jun 2007 05:16:33 GMT
20cents wrote: I was surprised to see this during the week: June 21, 2007 The programming language Fortran celebrates its 50th anniversary this year. A proposal from IBM employee John Backus to develop an efficient alternative to assembly language for programming the companyıs IBM 704 mainframe computer in 1953 resulted in the first specification for the IBM Mathematical FORmula TRANslating System in 1956. The first FORTRAN compiler appeared in April 1957. If it's the anniversary of Fortran than I suppose it is time for the bi-annual prediction of the death of COBOL. Zebee |
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OT: Eighties flashback
On 2007-06-23, TimC wrote:
On 2007-06-23, 20cents (aka Bruce) was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: In article , John Pitts wrote: On 2007-06-20, TimC wrote: load "linux",8,1 Shouldn't that be lunix, anyway? I've never actually seen lunix in operation, but then again, I don't have a C64 anymore. Ooh, I wasn't even aware of lunix. Just had a quick google, and it's real! I was laughing at the absurdity of Linux running on a C64. Not so absurd, it seems... The most fun I had with my C64 was with the Forth cartridge that I bought. Which included a reverse-polish assembler. Speaking of which, do you astronomy Johnnies still use Forth for controlling telescopes? ISTR it was the language of choice at one stage. I've already used Fortran 2003 features in my last couple of Fortran programs I've modified. Good thing the compilers are reasonably up to date on the standard. Bleh. In my first year of uni, they taught us Fortran IV as an introduction to programming. Scarred me for life. I haven't used Fortran since. -- John I want to drag this out as long as possible. Bring me my protractor. |
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On 2007-06-23, John Pitts (aka Bruce)
was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: On 2007-06-23, TimC wrote: On 2007-06-23, 20cents (aka Bruce) was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: In article , John Pitts wrote: On 2007-06-20, TimC wrote: load "linux",8,1 Shouldn't that be lunix, anyway? I've never actually seen lunix in operation, but then again, I don't have a C64 anymore. Ooh, I wasn't even aware of lunix. Just had a quick google, and it's real! I was laughing at the absurdity of Linux running on a C64. Not so absurd, it seems... Oh, I wouldn't go so far as to say it's not absurd. The most fun I had with my C64 was with the Forth cartridge that I bought. Which included a reverse-polish assembler. Speaking of which, do you astronomy Johnnies still use Forth for controlling telescopes? ISTR it was the language of choice at one stage. Our telescope is running off a 35 year old Interdata, running a large number of compiled FORTRAN routines. We are currently in the midst of rewriting it (because we are on the last of our spare 2MB disk packs, and no more working models are known in the world) in C I think. The new system has an on-sky test scheduled in a month, but the new hardware hasn't been installed yet! It's a pain when you have to apply for on-sky time 6 months in advance. I've already used Fortran 2003 features in my last couple of Fortran programs I've modified. Good thing the compilers are reasonably up to date on the standard. Bleh. In my first year of uni, they taught us Fortran IV as an introduction to programming. Scarred me for life. I haven't used Fortran since. Fortran has improved since 1966! Unlike COBOL. It's been hard to ride around here for the past couple of weeks. I slipped on black ice as I was walking from the bus up the top. -- TimC The prolonged application of polysyllabic vocabulary infallibly exercises a deleterious influence on the fecundity of expression, rendering the ultimate tendancy apocryphal. --unknown |
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On 2007-06-23, TimC wrote:
On 2007-06-23, John Pitts (aka Bruce) was almost, but not quite, entirely unlike tea: Ooh, I wasn't even aware of lunix. Just had a quick google, and it's real! I was laughing at the absurdity of Linux running on a C64. Not so absurd, it seems... Oh, I wouldn't go so far as to say it's not absurd. Heh. Our telescope is running off a 35 year old Interdata, running a large number of compiled FORTRAN routines. We are currently in the midst of rewriting it (because we are on the last of our spare 2MB disk packs, and no more working models are known in the world) in C I think. The new system has an on-sky test scheduled in a month, but the new hardware hasn't been installed yet! It's a pain when you have to apply for on-sky time 6 months in advance. When it stops working you'll have all the on-sky time you want, Shirley. Bleh. In my first year of uni, they taught us Fortran IV as an introduction to programming. Scarred me for life. I haven't used Fortran since. Fortran has improved since 1966! Unlike COBOL. So I've heard. Still quite happy to avoid it. I don't know why they thought it'd be a good thing to teach first-years, but the textbook was written by the lecturer's father, ISTR. They switched to Pascal and structured programming the year after. It's been hard to ride around here for the past couple of weeks. I slipped on black ice as I was walking from the bus up the top. It's been cold enough down here on the plains. It was difficult to get out of bed for this morning's BUG ride (but worth the effort once on the road.) -- John "Hear no evil, see no evil, two out of three ain't bad." -- Mad Magazine |
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John Pitts wrote:
So I've heard. Still quite happy to avoid it. I don't know why they thought it'd be a good thing to teach first-years, Career opportunities. I believe it still has the largest installed base in the world. |
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In aus.bicycle on Sun, 24 Jun 2007 19:26:43 +1000
Terryc wrote: John Pitts wrote: So I've heard. Still quite happy to avoid it. I don't know why they thought it'd be a good thing to teach first-years, Career opportunities. I believe it still has the largest installed base in the world. That's what they told us. Each year's intake was allotted COBOL or Fortran, simply because it was a good bet we'd come across one or the other. It wasn't about teaching programming per se or data structures, it was about "you will meet this one day, better get used to it." My Advanced COBOL tutor used the unit as an opportunity to teach us about code specification pitfalls. THe entire tutorial group failed the first assignment for small things like indent and variable names and larger things user input decisions. When we complained he hadn't said anything about any of that, he just smiled and said "you didn't ask". So after that, we hammered out the requirements for every assignment. If we could think of something and get a ruling, he'd stick to that ruling but if he could think of something we didn't, then he'd decide arbitrarily (usually as in "pick the answer so the maximum number of people lose marks") what the spec would be and mark accordingly. This, of course, included any fuzziness in the agreed upon rulings. A very good practical education in carefully reading what you have been given and thinking about all the possible difficulties. And of course in dealing with a deliberately obtuse and difficult customer. One of the best tutorial experiences I had in 10 years and 3 universities. Zebee |
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Zebee Johnstone wrote:
If it's the anniversary of Fortran than I suppose it is time for the bi-annual prediction of the death of COBOL. I don't suppose anyone even knows about NEAT. National Electronic Autocoding Technique. Theo |
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Theo Bekkers wrote:
I don't suppose anyone even knows about NEAT. National Electronic Autocoding Technique. Theo ARRRGH! It's been 30 years since i worked for NCR and had to learn that ****! Or at least their *******ised version of it - NEAT-3 -- |
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