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From: Sam Ismail <dastar_at_crl.com>
Date: Tue May 6 23:16:45 1997

On Tue, 6 May 1997, Roger Merchberger wrote:

> Two of my favorites:
>
> ISTR (tho I haven't seen it since it came out) that the original Terminator
> was programmed in:
>
> 1: Basic (Applesoft Basic, wasn't it?)
> 2: 8-bit Assembly (methinks 6800/6809, but it could have been 6502...
> memory fuzzy)
> 3: Get this: COBOL!!!!! ;-O

I haven't seen it in a while, and the text wasn't all that readable, but
I could swear Terminator I had Apple ][ 6502 disassemblies scrolling
through his head.

> And the 64,000 byte question: If Scotty had *never* seen a QWERTY keyboard
> before in his life... how the *he!!* can he type so fast!?!

This is almost the same as asking why the new alien species which they
just came into contact with speaks english.

Sam
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