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From: mrys@ethz.UUCP (Michael Rys)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc
Subject: Re: Xerox PARC's Cedar
Keywords: Cedar, Oberon
Message-ID: <968@ethz.UUCP>
Date: 19 May 89 17:59:49 GMT
References: <17504@mimsy.UUCP> <460002@hpbsla.HP.COM>
Reply-To: mrys@bernina.UUCP (Michael Rys)
Organization: ETH Zuerich, Switzerland
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In article <460002@hpbsla.HP.COM> sritacco@hpbsla.HP.COM (Steve_Ritacco) writes:
>Pascal but always quoted as being "industrial strength".  When Mesa
>became Cedar, certain features were added.  A data type called "ropes",
>a generic pointer type (ref. any), and a run time garbage collection
>system.  The name Cedar is also used for the entire programming/
>productivity environment built around Cedar.  If you want more info

Sounds like N. Wirth's Oberon got some of its ideas from Cedar (like GC
and the same name for OS and language...

(For information about Oberon cf Software Practise and Experience July
1988 (or around that time)).

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