Another (Language) blast from the past

[Chris Kennedy]

Chuck Guzis wrote:

> Well, make that seven.  I remember JOVIAL (it's all caps BTW).  

Now that IS a blast from the past.  "Jules Own Version of the
International Algebraic Language", sort of like Algol on crack.

My interactions with it were mercifully brief.  I recall that
diagnostics from the compiler were pretty much limited to printing out
the offending line followed by a new line and the message "Error above".
 A subsequent version of the compiler had enhanced diagnostics,
replacing "Error above" with "Error above, eh?"

*shudders*
Chris

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