Precedent for use of =

[David Dyer-Bennet]

>            What we really need is a one-character assignment operator; ....
> ..........................................  The C convention is unfortunate
> for two reasons; first, it's unlike everyone else's.......................
> C. Wingate

Um, actually an early language called Fortran had a one-character
assignment operator.  Perhaps you've heard of Fortran?  I haven't, 
recently.  But anyway, it used the same little ol' character c uses,
namely the single equal sign.  Seems to me funny assignment operators
started with Algol.

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