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September 1999, Week 4

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Re: PowerPatch/Power Patch/Powerpatch/POWERPATCH/???
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Steve Dirickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Steve Dirickson <[log in to unmask]>
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Sat, 25 Sep 1999 23:10:38 -0700
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> OK and know for the 64 Dollar question  ..  What is the correct
> capitalization of cobol and why?

All caps, since it's an acronym. Same for FORTRAN, ALGOL, and BASIC (though
BillG would have us think otherwise). Not so for Pascal or Java.



Steve Dirickson   WestWin Consulting
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