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The tag 'old papers' on WindowsForum.com refers to discussions centered around historical computing documents, such as printed articles or personal archives from the 1980s. A notable thread under this tag features a copy of the 1983 Datamation article 'Real Programmers don't use Pascal,' which humorously contrasts early programming languages like Fortran and Pascal with modern practices. The content reflects nostalgia for low-level programming and machine code optimization, appealing to retro computing enthusiasts. This tag is used for sharing and reminiscing about vintage computing literature and the evolution of software development.
  1. bochane

    Real Programmers don't use Pascal

    Looking through old papers I found a copy I made of an amusing contribution to Datamation July 1983 Readers' Forum: Real Programmers don't use Pascal Who knows nowadays of Fortran, Pascal or ADA? Who were able to dig into the machine code to gain some precious microseconds? We were, a long...
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