Re: Converting from an ancient BASIC to new database

I have one in a glass case that's marked "IN CASE OF EMERGENCY, BREAK 
GLASS".

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"Tom Lake" <tlake@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> "William Vaughn" <billvaNoSPAM@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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>> Ah, would you rather launch yourself into space with the computers used

>> in the Apollo mission or those used today?
>> Oldies are just oldies... ;) Yes, an old application might be just as 
>> good (or better) than the day it was written but it might not work at
all 
>> on today's OSs or fall short of what today's users expect.
>
> I might want the equipment of today but I'd sure like the engineers of
the 
> '60s
> running it!  They could do wonders with just a slide rule!
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> Tom Lake
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