OT: Language for the ages

William Donzelli aw288 at osfn.org
Sat Oct 15 12:48:55 CDT 2005


> Why?  It's 60-70 years old already and shows no signs at all of going
> away.

I could probably say the same "30 year" thing about analog computers in
1960. By 1990, the analog computer market was effectively dead.

Be careful about the 60-70 year claim - remember that during the first 40
years, developement was slow, but all the low hanging fruits were picked. 

William Donzelli
aw288 at osfn.org



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