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  From: Daryl Tester <Daryl.Tester@iocane.com.au>
  To  : Richard Sharpe <sharpe@ns.aus.com>
  Date: Thu, 26 Apr 2001 15:47:01 +0930

Re: Algol just plain bad (Re: Why use DocBook versus Word)

"Richard Sharpe" <sharpe@ns.aus.com> wrote:

> Oh come now! Algol gave rise to Simula 67, which had class!

Groan!

> Did anyone notice on the Matrix where Neo picked a book off his shelf to
> take out some sort of recorded info to give to some guy at the door, the
> book was something like 'Programming in Simula' ...

Close - from memory, it was "Simulacra and Simulation", and the chapter
had something to do with nihilism (not that I've ever watched The Matrix
or anything).


Regards,
  Daryl Tester

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