From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.2 (2018-09-13) on inbox.vuxu.org X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-0.8 required=5.0 tests=HEADER_FROM_DIFFERENT_DOMAINS, MAILING_LIST_MULTI,RCVD_IN_DNSWL_NONE autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.2 Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (minnie.tuhs.org [45.79.103.53]) by inbox.vuxu.org (OpenSMTPD) with ESMTP id 1c8954ba for ; Sun, 17 Nov 2019 05:30:59 +0000 (UTC) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id DA18C9BAAB; Sun, 17 Nov 2019 15:30:57 +1000 (AEST) Received: from minnie.tuhs.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTP id 4C00293DAA; Sun, 17 Nov 2019 15:30:24 +1000 (AEST) Received: by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix, from userid 112) id AC81A93DA9; Sun, 17 Nov 2019 15:30:20 +1000 (AEST) Received: from viclamta37p.bpe.bigpond.com (viclamta37p.bpe.bigpond.com [203.38.21.101]) by minnie.tuhs.org (Postfix) with ESMTPS id 8A52593D7B for ; Sun, 17 Nov 2019 15:30:19 +1000 (AEST) Received: from smtp.telstra.com ([10.10.26.4]) by viclafep37p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au with ESMTP id <20191117053016.QRVE5626.viclafep37p-svc.bpe.nexus.telstra.com.au@smtp.telstra.com> for ; Sun, 17 Nov 2019 16:30:16 +1100 X-RG-Spam: Unknown X-RazorGate-Vade: gggruggvucftvghtrhhoucdtuddrgedufedrudegtddgkeegucetufdoteggodetrfdotffvucfrrhhofhhilhgvmecuuffpveftpgfvgffnuffvtfetpdfqfgfvnecuuegrihhlohhuthemucegtddtnecunecujfgurhepfffhvffujgfkfhgfgggtsehttddttddtredvnecuhfhrohhmpeffrghvvgcujfhorhhsfhgrlhhluceouggrvhgvsehhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrgheqnecuffhomhgrihhnpehhvggrvhgvnhhlhidrphhlnecukfhppeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefnecurfgrrhgrmhephhgvlhhopegrnhgvuhhrihhnrdhhohhrshhfrghllhdrohhrghdpihhnvghtpeduuddtrddugedurdduleefrddvfeefpdhmrghilhhfrhhomhepoegurghvvgeshhhorhhsfhgrlhhlrdhorhhgqedprhgtphhtthhopeeothhuhhhssehtuhhhshdrohhrgheqnecuvehluhhsthgvrhfuihiivgeptd X-RazorGate-Vade-Verdict: clean 0 X-RazorGate-Vade-Classification: clean X-RG-VS-CLASS: clean Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (110.141.193.233) by smtp.telstra.com (5.8.418) id 5DC8693F01337256 for tuhs@tuhs.org; Sun, 17 Nov 2019 16:30:16 +1100 Received: from aneurin.horsfall.org (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2) with ESMTP id xAH5UFMe024109 for ; Sun, 17 Nov 2019 16:30:15 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) Received: from localhost (dave@localhost) by aneurin.horsfall.org (8.15.2/8.15.2/Submit) with ESMTP id xAH5UFen024106 for ; Sun, 17 Nov 2019 16:30:15 +1100 (EST) (envelope-from dave@horsfall.org) X-Authentication-Warning: aneurin.horsfall.org: dave owned process doing -bs Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 16:30:15 +1100 (EST) From: Dave Horsfall To: The Eunuchs Hysterical Society In-Reply-To: Message-ID: References: <201911112110.xABLAQfW004396@skeeve.com> <20191111223129.GB23273@mit.edu> User-Agent: Alpine 2.21.9999 (BSF 287 2018-06-16) X-GPG-Public-Key: http://www.horsfall.org/gpgkey.pub X-GPG-Fingerprint: 05B4 FFBC 0218 B438 66E0 587B EF46 7357 EF5E F58B X-Home-Page: http://www.horsfall.org/ X-Witty-Saying: "chmod 666 the_mode_of_the_beast" MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII; format=flowed Subject: Re: [TUHS] History of m6? X-BeenThere: tuhs@minnie.tuhs.org X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.26 Precedence: list List-Id: The Unix Heritage Society mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , Errors-To: tuhs-bounces@minnie.tuhs.org Sender: "TUHS" On Sat, 16 Nov 2019, SPC wrote: > My first FORTRAN textbook was titled "FORTRAN with WATFOR and WATFIV". > It had a long print run as well. Now *that* brings back memories (not necessarily pleasant). WATFOR was as ugly as sin, but WATFIV was much better i.e. it actually knew about stuff such as labelled common etc (I could be wrong here). And I still feel like taking a shower after discussing FORTRAN :-) Then we got ALGOLW, and it was heavenly. PL/360 had a good run too. -- Dave