8 Jan
2012
8 Jan
'12
6:41 p.m.
On 1/4/2012 1:28 PM, Chuck Guzis wrote:
> I'm struggling to remember the name of a language I read about back
> in the late 70s or early 80s. It was part of a "natural language
> programming for the uninitiated" trend back then. It had statements
> like:
>
> TAKE THE THIRD THROUGH THE 17-TH CHARACTER OF MYDATA AND SHOW THEM.
>
> The language allowed for considerable leeway in abbreviation and
> tolerated lots of "junk fill" words.
.. There was ENGLISH in the Microdata-Reality/Pick system that could
look a lot like that. Mid-70s.