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Re:Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions? by bregma on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @12:23PM (#44511900)
FORTRAN IV, at least the version I used on the PDP-11 running RSX, did not have a DO-loop. Just IF and GO TO. But it did have both logical and arithmetic IF.
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Re:Phrase origin: Why do we "call" functions? by pklausler on Wednesday July 09, 2025 @06:49PM (#44515503)
I don’t believe this.
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