Well, maybe this will put this baby to rest.  According to the IBM
Dictionary of Computing, 10th Ed., Cobol stands for Common Business
Oriented Language.  The earliest versions were Cobol 60 and 61.

Wendell




On Mon, 27 Sep 1999, RON HORNER wrote:

> Easy Nick.  That was what I learned.  Go pick a fight with my computer
> teachers.
>
> Thanks!!
>
> Ron Horner
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>         -----Original Message-----
>         From:   Nick Demos [SMTP:[log in to unmask]]
>         Sent:   Monday, September 27, 1999 10:14 AM
>         To:     RON HORNER
>         Cc:     [log in to unmask]
>         Subject:        Re: PowerPatch/Power Patch/Powerpatch/POWERPATCH/???
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>
>
>         RON HORNER wrote:
>         >
>         > Sorry to correct but it's Common Oriented Business Language
>         >
>         Ron, since when?  "Common Oriented".  What does that mean?
>
>         It is "Common Business Oriented Language"  Therefore CoBOL.
>
>         I am sure others on the list will support me on this.
>
>         Nick D.
>

Wendell E. Gragg                 Socorro Independent School District
HP Library Systems Specialist    El Paso Tx
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