Re: why rpg and not cobol -- RPG400-L

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As HAL came from Urbana, IL I have to suspect any programming came out of
the University of Illinois (my alma mater) located in the same town.
Harvard or MIT indeed!

On Thu, Apr 18, 2013 at 2:51 PM, James H. H. Lampert <
jamesl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

On 4/18/13 12:38 PM, Vernon Hamberg wrote:

OK, it's "Bicycle Built for Two" HAL sings it - and it was programmed at
Harvard or MIT on a PDP-8 or PDP-11, according to a book I read.

Actually, the proper title is "Daisy Bell."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daisy_Bell

(And the only reason I know that is that my favorite female vocalist is
Joan Morris, who sang it on her 1999 CD, "Moonlight Bay."
http://www.bolcomandmorris.com for more information.)

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