From: muta...@gmail.com   
      
   On Wednesday, November 2, 2022 at 7:43:44 PM UTC+8, Joe Monk wrote:   
   > > Was there a barrier to inventing that, or something near-identical,   
   > > in 1955?   
      
   > Yes. Back then, the technology we had was vacuum tubes.   
   >   
   > Monthly rents on computers were expensive. (Remember   
   > computers were not sold back then, they were rented).   
   > CPU time was extremely expensive.   
      
   Why do expensive computers prohibit C from being invented?   
      
   BFN. Paul.   
      
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