On 16 Sep 2021, at 9:31, Gavin Flower wrote: > would assign the value of 42 to x. > Which brings up another topic, e.g., https://news.mit.edu/2019/answer-life-universe-and-everything-sum-three-cubes-mathematics-0910 > Never tried it, I now wish I had! > You could see if it’s accurately emulated, e.g., http://ibm1130.org/emu/ What is truly amazing about old style FORTRAN is that it has a theological aspect. What other computer language can give truth to a maxim such as: IN FORTRAN GOD IS REAL Gavan Schneider —— Gavan Schneider, Sodwalls, NSW, Australia Explanations exist; they have existed for all time; there is always a well-known solution to every human problem — neat, plausible, and wrong. — H. L. Mencken, 1920
