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   William Clodius to Hans-Peter Diettrich   
   Re: call by name, was silly question: pr   
   10 Mar 08 19:50:56   
   
   From: wclodius@los-alamos.net   
      
   Hans-Peter Diettrich  wrote:   
      
   > Torben Fgidius Mogensen wrote:   
   >   
   > > The Danish computer company Regnecentralen used Algol60 as the main   
   > > programming language for their GIER computers.   
   >   
   > The same for the German Telefunken machines (TR-4, TR-440).   
   >   
   > I have the impression of an continental conflict of interests or   
   > opinions, that prevented the jump of European ideas and work (Wirth...)   
   > over the sea.   
      
   Note that the Burroughs (now Unisys) computers in the US relied on   
   Algol, though that is the only computer company in the US that I know   
   of that primarily used Algol.   
      
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