>>>My question is how does COBOL fit into CLR and VFP doesn't?
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>>You've got me there, David. I haven't written or seen a line of COBOL in at least a dozen years (thankfully< s >).
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>Same here. I liked it when I took it at school but dBASE was easier to get into than COBOL. I think it is Fujitsu that has kept COBOL alive and put it into CLR.

You may be right about that. I'm not sure. I guess I could probably still read it, but have no desire to try.< s >

>>>Also, George are looking to go to U of I?
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>>I went to the U of I back in the late 1960's. Just rooting the old school on.:-)
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>I grew up in Champaign. Do you remember the Media and Mansion student houses?

I went to the U of I in Chicago. Of course, given the time frame, I doubt that I'd remember them if I did. First, the whole period is kind of "hazy".:-) Second, I'm having trouble remembering yesterday let alone 35 years ago.< g >