Re: Cobol Myth Busters

On Fri, 14 Sep 2007 23:55:24 +1200, "Pete Dashwood"
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"Vince Coen" <VBCoenDespawn@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Hello Robert!

14 Sep 07 04:27, Robert wrote to All:

Personally, I've stayed away from anyplace that runs RPG.

R> At least they had the honesty to name the language after the terrorist
R> weapon used to destroy Western Civilization.

Hmm, I seem to remember that RPG stood for Report Program Generator. At
least
on the very old IBM kit in the 60/70s.


Vince

Yes, it did and does. Robert was observing that Rocket Propelled Grenades
are a favoured terrorist weapon...


They've been around far longer than the current Bush mistake. We
faced them in Vietnam and they may have been used in WWII as well.

It's a joke :-)

(There is a sound of wind blowing across the prairie as the sun sets...)

Pete.

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