Hum, I hadn't considered PL/X because IBM is bogarting the compiler. And, in terms of number of systems installed, UNIX/Linux and MS-Windows likely win hands-down. They are both written mainly in C. Not saying that makes C a good language, just ubiquitous. Personally, I rather liked Modula II or Ada. In college, I adored PL/I. Especially compared to COBOL. Despite rumors to the contrary, I am convinced that COBOL was originally designed to sell punched cards and employ keypunch operators. <grin/>
ref: http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=bogart On Tue, Jun 25, 2013 at 7:53 AM, John Gilmore <[email protected]> wrote: > It would be Jean Sammet indeed, and her quote is not funny in either > sense our and some other environments. PL/S and PL/X are PL/I > dialects. MULTICS was written in PL/I; VOS was written inb PL/I; > etc., etc. > > John Gilmore, Ashland, MA 01721 - USA > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, > send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > -- This is a test of the Emergency Broadcast System. If this had been an actual emergency, do you really think we'd stick around to tell you? Maranatha! <>< John McKown ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
