Re: History (was Matching Record (Was Need Help))

Dean Wrote:

>David,
>
>In a message dated 97-08-07 12:47:24 EDT, you write:
>
>> Ok, since we are going so far back in time... who here remembers the
>>  GOLEM program... what did it stand for and what did it do?
>>
>>  And people associated NEWS400 (or any of it's predecessors) are exempt
>>  from this one :)
>
>Don't remember what it stood for, but it allowed you to take the console on
>the S/36.
>
>OK, let's get REALLY old!  What was the significance of a /* at the end of
>your program?



/* was the marker in the input card stream on an MFCM or MFCU to indicate
"End-Of-Data."  If you were compiling, it was the end of your source deck.
If executing a program, it was the end of your deck of data cards.

Now, in a CL program, the pair of markers, /* and */ marks a comment
record.  If I remember correctly, you could include a comment on the /*
card as well.


/* random text here */


--Paul E Musselman
PaulMmn@ix.netcom.com


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