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- From: john@iastate.edu (John Hascall)
- Subject: Re: The Problem with UNIX
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- Date: Sun, 22 Nov 1992 16:34:39 GMT
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- michael@chpc.utexas.edu (Michael Lemke) writes:
- }But there is one major difference to Unix (assuming VM/CMS works the
- }same as VMS in this respect): You made the abbreviations yourself (up
- }to a point) so you get something *you* can remember. So *you* can
- }choose to type FORTRAN, FORTR, FORT or FOR depending on your mood today
- }and don't have to memorize some meaningless character combination (can
- }you pronounce - not spell - cp?).
-
- Until somebody installs, say, "FORTH".
-
- John
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