On Feb 10, 2010, at 4:43 PM, rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote:

NPM was eventually named ILE (possibly to link up with the existing LE
of the mainframe world). OPM was subtly changed to Original Program
Model because in this modern world of politically correct weasel-words
and new-speak "old" supposedly had unfavourable connotations.

You're only partly right about the "politically correct" bit Simon - there was another issue. If if it stayed Old Program Model - what would we call any replacement for New Program Model?

New Improved Program Model?


Jon Paris

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