(fwd) [comp.lang.perl.misc] Heard rumor of MS Perl!!

[gsutter@pobox.com (Gregory Sutter)]

On 22 Jan 1997 13:39:01 -0700, in alt.humor.best-of-usenet
Beegle@cris.com wrote:

Subject: Re: Heard rumor of MS Perl!! 
From: d-lewart@uiuc.edu (Daniel S. Lewart)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.perl.misc

cavanaug@hpsdlei8.sdd.hp.com (John Cavanaugh) writes:

> Jete Software Inc. <jete@dgs.dgsys.com> wrote:
> > I heard a rumor that something is soon going to be released by
> > Microsoft called MS Perl. I don't know if this is old news but this
> > is the first that I have heard about it. Has anyone else also heard
> > this?? Any additional details??

> That would actually be nice, as long as they didnt pollute the whole
> thing with MS extensions like they are doing with Java.  Id also
> be interested in seeing an MS PerlTk.

I heard a rumor that Jeffrey Dahmer is going to babysit for free.

That would actually be nice, as long as he didn't kill all the
kids and eat them like he did with his previous victims.  I'd also
be interested in seeing him teach Sunday school.

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