Bye bye Prime

[rprosperi]

(08-28-2014 10:42 PM)Joe Horn Wrote:  ...represented by meaningful, unambiguous, non-judgmental names for their respective RPN implementations.

Oh, that's easy.

Oh wait; meaningful, unambiguous and non-judgemental? No it's not easy, it's not even hard, it's all but impossible to meet those criteria, which I agree are excellent goals.

Which of course is why these names have never emerged, despite 30+ years of real smart folks trying to make them.

It seems in everyday usage here on the MoHPC Forums, most folks know what one means pretty accurately when one uses "RPL" (it's either 'that powerful language and programing model used on the 48/49/50 that I love' or 'that powerful language and progrmaming model used on the 48/49/50 that I hate'), but the confusion is rampant when one uses "RPN" as it implies most of HP's machines, as several folks have noted here.

I never thought about this way before, but Walter may have captured the essence of what is 'classic' RPN by adding 'top level replication and roll'.

To me personally, that meets your 3 criteria, but impossible to speak for everyone on that point. And this is my point.

Interesting new views on an old topic!! Thanks for that gents.