In article <3096bd910909020751o12086713m4291e2f1b77da...@mail.gmail.com>, Rodolfo kix <k...@kix.es> wrote: >On Wed, Sep 2, 2009 at 4:29 PM, ron minnich<rminn...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Q: "Will C continue to be important into the future?" >> (Dave Kirk, Nvidia)A: "No, I think C will die like Fortran has" > >I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system, >and possibly program, of all time. >(Bill Gates, OS/2 Programmers Guide, November 1987) > >... we are all human ... > >:-)
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