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Alan Cox (alan@lxorguk.ukuu.org.uk)
Tue, 9 Sep 1997 22:31:20 +0100 (BST)

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> > B was allegedly abstracted from bits of BCPL (cut down BCPL=B) which
> > did have a few minor things in common with pascal notable := for
> > assignment. The curious can find a free BCPL kit on
> > http://locke.ccil.org/~esr
>
> Not bullshit at all. You just __CONFIRMED__ exactly what I stated!
>
> I made a 'B' compiler when working for General Electric. It was
> written in FORTRAN and ran on a PDP-8. It was actually a cross-

And B looks nothing like PASCAL. BCPL did maybe , but you said B

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