[comp.misc] Happy Birthday, FORTRAN!

chapman@cbnewsc.att.com (ralph.s.chapman) (09/21/90)

Harlan Herrick ran the first FORTRAN program on this day in 1954.

Happy Birthday, FORTRAN!

(No snide remarks now, it's a happy occasion!  :-)

--Ralph Chapman
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dab@Oswego.EDU (Dave Bozak) (09/26/90)

In article <1990Sep20.181744.10926@cbnewsc.att.com> chapman@cbnewsc.att.com (ralph.s.chapman) writes:
>Harlan Herrick ran the first FORTRAN program on this day in 1954.
>
>Happy Birthday, FORTRAN!
>
>(No snide remarks now, it's a happy occasion!  :-)
>
>--Ralph Chapman
>  att!ihlpm!chapman  or  chapman@ihlpm.att.com

details, details!!  those of us who kindof like these historical
tidbits appreciate your posting; any other info would be appreciated.

-dab

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