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From: dab@Oswego.EDU (Dave Bozak)
Newsgroups: comp.misc
Subject: Re: Happy Birthday, FORTRAN!
Message-ID: <1990Sep26.131113.9892@oswego.Oswego.EDU>
Date: 26 Sep 90 13:11:13 GMT
References: <1990Sep20.181744.10926@cbnewsc.att.com>
Reply-To: dab@oswego.Oswego.EDU (Dave Bozak)
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In article <1990Sep20.181744.10926@cbnewsc.att.com> chapman@cbnewsc.att.com (ralph.s.chapman) writes:
>Harlan Herrick ran the first FORTRAN program on this day in 1954.
>
>Happy Birthday, FORTRAN!
>
>(No snide remarks now, it's a happy occasion!  :-)
>
>--Ralph Chapman
>  att!ihlpm!chapman  or  chapman@ihlpm.att.com

details, details!!  those of us who kindof like these historical
tidbits appreciate your posting; any other info would be appreciated.

-dab

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