[comp.lang.fortran] who said what

eugene@eos.UUCP (Eugene Miya) (08/10/88)

In article <1188@garth.UUCP> smryan@garth.UUCP (Steven Ryan) writes:
>Didn't Backus say `I don't what language we'll be using in the year 2000,
>but it'll be called Fortran.'

I don't know, but I will ask him when I see him.  I've also heard this
of Cray as well (will see him in November).  Let's try to solve this one once
and for all.

Another gross generalization from

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