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From: mwm@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA
Newsgroups: net.lang
Subject: Re:  basic for UNIX?
Message-ID: <706@ucbtopaz.CC.Berkeley.ARPA>
Date: Tue, 5-Feb-85 10:34:30 EST
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Posted: Tue Feb  5 10:34:30 1985
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References: <7873@brl-tgr.ARPA>
Reply-To: mwm@ucbtopaz.UUCP (Praiser of Bob)
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Summary: 

In article <7873@brl-tgr.ARPA> Earl Weaver (VLD/ATB)  writes:
>Right on!  I've found that usually when people sneer at a language they are
>broadcasting their ingnorance.

BASIC, of course, is an exception. It ranks just below any reasonable
assembly language and just above a poor programmable calculator as a tool
for problem solving. For a detailed list of problems, just ask. Better yet,
tell me what you think it's good for, and I'll tell you why LISP is better.

Should you be crazy enough to want BASIC for Unix, you can get one or two
from kolstad@convex.UUCP by sending him a tape. I'd give you copies, but
that would violate the license I signed.