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Re: [OT] .foo .bar
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Brian Johnson <[log in to unmask]>
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Macintosh Scripting Systems <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 24 May 2007 21:45:03 -0700
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>> roff perhaps?

There were a number of markup languages from the 80s.... Runoff on VMS, 
RNF @ the UW on our CDC, and some micro-computer variants in the era when 
printers could achieve higher resolutions, but (pre-WIMP) screens were 
still character-generator-based. "dot"  commands worked because .text 
is so uncommon in english. (while dot-space is pretty normal).

Sorry if the digression is a distraction. Occupational hazard.

  -b.johnson, dept of architecture, university of washington (3rd decade)

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