FW: How to use COBOL to read QUIZ subfil

[Deskin, Bob]

Warning .... This is semi-frivolous and I apologize in advance to the list,
but I couldn't resist.

Don't you believe in humanizing the inanimate objects we work with? Besides,
there are too many unexplained things in computers not to believe in
intelligent electrons. 

Now I don't know about COBOL, but PowerHouse certainly understands and
assumes things (we can argue about how it got there another time). In fact,
a few years ago I was tempted to submit an abstract for our User Conference
called "Zen PowerHouse". However, rather than thinking in religious terms, I
prefer to think of programming as a martial art. There are rules, forms,
techniques, and a philosophy - almost like a science. But when you get right
down to it, it's an art and flows from the soul.

Bob Deskin              
Senior Product Advisor  bob.deskin@cognos.com
Cognos Inc.             (613) 738-1338 ext 4205 FAX: (613) 228-3149
3755 Riverside Drive P.O. Box 9707 Stn. T, Ottawa ON K1G 4K9 CANADA


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> From: 	Tracy Johnson[SMTP:tmj@primenet.com]
> Sent: 	Thursday, October 22, 1998 12:01 AM
> To: 	POWERH-L
> Subject: 	Re: FW: How to use COBOL to read QUIZ subfil
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> On Wed, 21 Oct 1998 WITKOPP@idt.com wrote:
> 
> > True, COBOL believes ...
> 
> > > Poor old Cobol just doesn't understand ...
> 
> Amazing, I did not know that a programming language was that cognitive.
> Especially the part about "COBOL believes".  What belief system does COBOL
> have I wonder?  Christian? Buddist? Moslem?
> 
> Tracy Johnson
> tmj@primenet.com
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