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From: wsb@boise.Eng.Sun.COM (Walt Brainerd)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.fortran
Subject: Re: Fortran vs. C for numerical work
Keywords: quote, year 2000
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Date: 27 Nov 90 22:33:35 GMT
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In article <3017@uc.msc.umn.edu>, olstad@uf.msc.umn.edu (Ken Olstad) writes:
> > "We don't know what the numerical programming language of the year 2000
> >  will look like, but it will be called Fortran."
> 
> Cray.  Does anybody here really know where this came from?
> 

This has been attributed to many, many people (all very
authoritatively!).  The most common one I hear is Tony Hoare,
but a friend of mine claims I said something like this long,
long ago at an X3J3 meeting.  So long ago that I can't claim
or deny it 8^).  I think it's hopeless to figure out who
first said something like this.
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