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From: firth@sei.cmu.edu (Robert Firth)
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Subject: Re: History of := (was: == vs =)
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Date: 29 Jan 88 19:49:28 GMT
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In article <5410001@hpisla.HP.COM> wolpert@hpisla.HP.COM (David Wolpert) writes:

>Algol DOES allow assignment as a term in an expression.  At least,
>Burroughs XALGOL did, and I can't imagine Algol without it...

Suggest you refer to the 'Report on the Algorithmic Language Algol-60',
and imagine a little harder.

[Yes, the above is possibly offensive, but I am VERY TIRED of people
 who won't even bother to look up absolutely standard references]