tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12349577.post9137717636619749613..comments2023-11-02T09:19:52.430-04:00Comments on Purple Avenger: More fun with Ryan-McFarland FORTRAN compilersPurple Avengerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11994076252416384045noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12349577.post-3632113839632063762011-02-16T04:44:42.794-04:002011-02-16T04:44:42.794-04:00Beards are the fastest growing hairs on the human ...Beards are the fastest growing hairs on the human body. If the average man never trimmed his beard, it would grow to nearly 30 feet long in his lifetime. <a href="http://www.autotitleadvance.com/" rel="nofollow">cash advance</a>Nikolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15568774607420453136noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12349577.post-73028111996807527912006-12-03T17:04:00.000-04:002006-12-03T17:04:00.000-04:00Now I feel bad, My maiden name is Mcfarland, great...Now I feel bad, My maiden name is Mcfarland, great...<br /><br />tmwThe Merry Widowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07931051881434050901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12349577.post-81703991101955260942006-12-02T07:39:00.000-04:002006-12-02T07:39:00.000-04:00This is a variation on the "backpatching" strategy...This is a variation on the "backpatching" strategy that was developed to reduce the processing demanded by the great number of forward references in large modular programs. RMS did it well; their FORTRAN and COBOL compilers of that vintage were state of the art.<br /><br />Backpatching originated, believe it or not, in the design of assemblers! I have an old CP/M 8080/Z-80 assembler that implements the technique. Today it might seem "old hat," but to one whose career in software is about to enter its fifth decade, it's endlessly fascinating.Francis W. Porrettohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05862584203772592282noreply@blogger.com