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From: The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Past Blast - "Wonder Woman 1984" - Corp Guy Using PET
Date: Sat, 5 Apr 2025 11:20:32 +0100
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On 05/04/2025 07:00, c186282 wrote:
> Oh, I remember ... those "big name" compilers were
>    gawdawfully EXPENSIVE. Most people, even small biz,
>    just couldn't AFFORD them .
dam sight cheaper than the computer they ran on then.
Out of reach of hobbyists, yes, but not small companies, and there was 
no copy protection :-)
-- 
There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale 
returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact.

Mark Twain