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From: robison@uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: First Languages (yet again)
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Date: 10 Feb 88 17:39:00 GMT
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Nf-From: uiucdcsb.cs.uiuc.edu!robison    Feb 10 11:39:00 1988


Re: Knuth and MIX

The use of the arcane MIX code in The Art of Computer Programming reflects
the ancient times in which it was written.  I've heard that Knuth is rewriting
The Art of Computer Programming with Pascal in place of MIX.  He has also 
published a book of TeX's source code with commentary - in this he is certainly
a sparkling example of a programmer.


Arch D. Robison
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
	
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