> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of David > Mitchell > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 1:18 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [inbox] Re: EOS RAW or JPG (OT) > > > > This is a good idea. But how many people still have, for > example, COBOL or > > FORTRAN 4 compiler on their computer now? What if C is also a "thing of > > past" 20 years from now, which is entirely possible? > > > > C was around long before COBOL and will be with us for a long time > yet. C will not dissappear in the next 20 years, I guarantee it. > > David >
Hey David, COBOL was working in 1960, the first ANSI version was '68. K&R's C language was started in 1969 and working pretty well by 1972/3 in parallel with UNIX as UNX is writen in C originally. Cheers/Chip * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
