trb (12/01/82)
A pal of mine told me that there is a group in England working on a language called OCCAM. He says it's a simple approach to a language for Everyman, competition for ADA. Is this just a cute joke? I hope not. Note: OCCAM (if it exists) is named after "Occam's razor", a rule which states that given two theories (solutions, etc.) which bear the same result, one should accept the simpler. (The jab at ADA should be clear.) Mail info to me, I'll post. Andy Tannenbaum Bell Labs Whippany, NJ (201) 386-6491