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Re: Origin of IDL [message #21432]

Mon, 28 August 2000 00:00

davidf
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David Fanning (davidf@dfanning.com) writes:

> J�rg Schliwa (joerg.schliwa@ewetel.net) writes:
>
>> So, is IDL an unique language or is it developed from another??
>
> IDL is based on FORTRAN. Or, wait a minute, maybe it was
> BASIC. No, I remember now, it was definitely APL. Or,
> something like that. :-)

Let's just say if you work with it for a while, it *seems*
like a really unique language. :-)

Cheers,

David

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