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   Joe Monk to All   
   Re: segmentation   
   01 Nov 22 15:02:44   
   
   From: joemonk64@gmail.com   
      
   > When they were giving money to IBM to develop MVS or   
   > some precursor (I don't know the details - I just heard   
   > that from someone), the US government could have   
   > insisted that development be done in C instead of 370 assembler.   
      
   You mean 360 assembler. The 360 OS'es (MFT/MVT) were the precursors to OS/VS.   
      
   Now onto the real problem. C hadn't been invented yet.   
      
   Joe   
      
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