XPost: alt.folklore.computers, comp.lang.python   
   From: bowman@montana.com   
      
   On Sat, 20 Dec 2025 05:25:25 -0500, c186282 wrote:   
      
   >    Well, I kind of liked PICK system ... everything was equal, always   
   >    represented as a string. Numbers, chars, whatever - instantly/easily   
   >    converted between each other.   
   >    NO 'types'.   
      
   iirc Perl had 5 copies of a scalar just in case you wanted a string or   
   character instead of an integer or float.   
      
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