From: will Date: 2009-08-25T19:35:05+09:00 Subject: Re: Why, oh why, _why? G'day people, I hope we are all well today. I'm looking at a kind-of 4gl type thing (fourth generation language - 4GL). I had the idea that REBOL was out and about a long time back. I stand corrected, the wikipedia says 1997. Don't call me crazy if I'm thinkin' there was REBOL before 1980 ~ Wasn't it a kind of parallel with FORTH & PICK as better ways to live -- Stemming from Algol68 and Simula? I had an Amiga back then, and the poor thing went to the tip, 3 house moves ago. I Simula, Algol68 and Simscript are the reasons I jumped into C++ when it 'arrived'. I still miss the Algol 60/68 call-by-name hey! NOT according to the REBOL.org area -- In fact, my recollection was a "rebol" thing that was build on COBOL. I'd love to know if I'm memory- revising/ hallucinating? Anyway, I am [Generally] interested in conversations about things like PICK or 4GL-s. Mail direct. Looking at REBOL ... It reminds me very much of the MT983 financial terminals and B-series from Burroughs (now Unisys). When I first saw that ... I was reminded of AWK, Snobol and the Hayes modem command syntax. No wonder I'm tired today ! Take care, will ---- * http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rebol * http://www.rebol.com/index-lang.html * http://www.softwaredeveloper.com/features/ghosts-in-machine-071207/ "12 Coding Languages That Never Took Off"