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Re: Y2K ALERT for Growthpower Users
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Tom Brandt <[log in to unmask]>
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Tom Brandt <[log in to unmask]>
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Tue, 4 Jan 2000 21:28:15 -0500
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At 20:09 01/04/2000 -0500, Tom wrote:
<snip>
>Growthpower is Basic because that's the only language that existed on
>the HP3000 when it was written in the late 70's.
</snip>

FORTRAN and COBOL was on the 3000 in the late 70's as well.  I was writing
COBOL programs for an HP3K Series II in 1978 when I worked at Chrysler.
ASK MANMAN, which was written in the late 70's (I think) is in FORTRAN.



Tom Brandt                            Northtech Systems, Inc.
+1 734-769-5040                     313 N. First Street
http://www.northtech.com        Ann Arbor, MI 48103

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