11 May
2005
11 May
'05
6:54 a.m.
>>>> "Allison" == Allison
<ajp166 at bellatlantic.net> writes:
Allison> Having programmed in algol on the PDP-8 back when it was a
Allison> real eye opener for a new basic programmer. The PDP-8
Allison> Timeshare didn't know strings.
Standard Algol 60 doesn't either -- it has string constants but not
string variables. Those are a Burroughs extension, and PDP-8 Algol is
a Burroughs Extended Algol subset.
paul