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- Forgotten Assembly Language Commands
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- BBT Branch on binary tree PD Play dead
- BBW Branch both ways PDSK Punch disk
- BEW Branch either way PI Punch invalid
- BH Branch and hang POPI Punch operator immediately
- BMR Branch multiple registers
- BOB Branch on bug PS* Punch obscenity
- BOD Beat on drum PSD Pause and smoke dope
- BOI Byte operator immediately PVLC Punch variable length card
- BPDI Be polite, don't interrupt RD Reverse directions
- BPO Branch on power off RDS Read sideways
- BST Backspace and stretch tape RIRG Read inter-record gap
- CEMU Close eyes and monkey RPM Read programmer's mind
- with user space RSC Read and shred card
- CLBR Clobber register RSD On read error self destruct
- CLBRI Clobber register immediately RSTOM Read from store-only memory
- CM Circulate memory
- CPAR Crumple paper and rip RWCR Rewind card reader
- CRB Crash and burn SHAB Shift a bit
- CRR Convert to Roman Numerals SHLBM Shift a little bit more
- CU Convert to unary
- CZZC Convert zone to ZIP code SMR Skip on meaningless result
- DC Divide and conquer
- DWIMNWIS Do what I mean,not what I say SOT Sit on a tack
- SQSW Scramble program status word
- DMPK Destroy memory protect key
- DNPG Do not pass go SQPC Sit quietly and play
- DO Divide and overflow with your crayons
- EIOC Execute invalid opcode SRSD Seek record and scar
- EMPC Emulate pocket calculator disk
- EPI Execute programmer SRZ Subtract and reset
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- immediately zero
- EROS Erase read-only storage SSJ Select stacker and
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- EXOP Execute operator jam
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- EXPP Execute political STROM Store in read-only
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- prisoner memory
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- FSRA Forms skip and run away TDB Transfer and drop
- GFD Go forth and divide bits
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- GFM Go forth and multiply UER Update and erase
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- HCF Halt and catch fire record
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- IBP Insert bug and proceed WBT Water binary tree
- IIB Ignore inquiry and branch WEMG Write
- eighteen-minute
- LCC Load and clear core gap
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- MBF Multiply and be WPM Write programmer's
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- fruitful mind
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- MLR Move and lose record XSP Execute systems
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- PBC Print and break chain programmer
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- Assembler - A Formula I race car. Very fast, but difficult to drive
- and expensive to maintain.
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- FORTRAN II - A Model T Ford. Once it was king of the road.
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- FORTRAN IV - A Model A Ford.
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- FORTRAN 77 - A six-cylinder Ford Fairlane with standard transmission
- and no seat belts.
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- COBOL - A delivery van. It's bulky and ugly, but it does the work.
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- BASIC - A second-hand Rambler with a rebuilt engine and patched
- upholstery. Your dad bought it for you to learn to drive.
- You'll ditch the car as soon as yoo can afford a new one.
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- PL/I - A Cadillac convertible with automatic transmission,
- a two-tone paint job, white-wall tires, chrome exhaust
- pipes, and fuzzy dice hanging in the windshield.
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- C - A black Firebird, the all-macho car. Comes with
- optional seat belts (lint) and optional fuzz buster
- (escape to assembler).
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- ALGOL 60 - An Austin Mini. Boy, that's a small car!
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- Pascal - A Volkswagen Beetle. It's small but sturdy. Was once
- popular with intellectuals.
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- Modula II - A Volkswagen Rabbit with a trailer hitch.
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- ALGOL 68 - An Aston Martin. An impressive car, but not just anyone
- can drive it.
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- LISP - An electric car. It's simple but slow. Seat belts are
- not available.
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- PROLOG/LUCID - Prototype concept-cars.
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- Maple/MACSYMA - All-terrain vehicles.
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- FORTH - A go-cart.
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- LOGO - A kiddie's replica of a Rolls Royce. Comes with a real
- engine and a working horn.
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- APL - A double-decker bus. It takes rows and columns of
- passengers to the same place all at the same time. But, it
- drives only in reverse gear, and is instrumented in Greek.
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- Ada - An army-green Mercedes-Benz staff car. Power steering,
- power brakes and automatic transmission are all standard.
- No other colors or options are available. If it's good
- enough for the generals, it's good enough for you.
- Manufacturing delays due to difficulties reading the
- design specifications are starting to clear up.
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- Do you know, how the two Software Engineers change a lightbulb?
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- They never would do that; that's a hardware problem!
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