Another (Language) blast from the past

[shumaker at att.net]

all caps because it's an acronym...   

Jule's Own Version of the International Algorythmic Language developed at SDC in Santa Monica more than a few moons ago

s shumaker

-------------- Original message from "Chuck Guzis" <cclist at sydex.com>: -------------- 


> I spotted this in my morning news perusal: 
> 
> "Digitization? The entire network runs on software known as Jovial, 
> so old there are only six programmers in the country who know how to 
> write it. And incredible as it seems, family minivans with NavStar 
> have more sophisticated location guidance than some aircraft." 
> 
> from: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/20724859/ 
> 
> Well, make that seven. I remember JOVIAL (it's all caps BTW). 
> Worked on an NWL (or maybe it was NSRDC) project in it. Anyone else? 
> 
> Cheers, 
> Chuck 
> 
>