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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 1997 12:14:23 -0500
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From: David Bennahum <davidsol@panix.com>
Subject: Ancient/Dead Computer Languages Site ? (fwd)
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 97 00:02:40 -0500
From: David Federman <David.Federman@worldnet.att.net> To: davidsol@panix.com
Subject: Ancient/Dead Computer Languages Site ?
Re: MAD computer language
I remember MAD as standing for Michigan Algorithmic Decoder, a language that was taught at CCNY (among other places) in the late 60's. It was meant to be an easy-to-pick-up language (the BASIC of its time) and seems to me to have been a diluted version of FORTRAN. It did not last very long, although I left that school in 1970, I heard it was soon replaced with FORTRAN. I never heard of it again, except in reminiscing with old classmates.
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Date: Wed, 22 Jan 97 00:02:40 -0500
From: David Federman <David.Federman@worldnet.att.net> To: davidsol@panix.com
Subject: Ancient/Dead Computer Languages Site ?
Re: MAD computer language
I remember MAD as standing for Michigan Algorithmic Decoder, a language that was taught at CCNY (among other places) in the late 60's. It was meant to be an easy-to-pick-up language (the BASIC of its time) and seems to me to have been a diluted version of FORTRAN. It did not last very long, although I left that school in 1970, I heard it was soon replaced with FORTRAN. I never heard of it again, except in reminiscing with old classmates.
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