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I want to find a computer language with a common name

About 10 years ago I used a computer language called INFO on ancient Prime. It was a funny, but strangely useful language, and I would like to know more about it. For example, can I get a copy that will work on a PC? However, if I google for "INFO" and "Computer Language", I am not going to find it. I tried. I think the company that created it was in the UK.

It was so easy to learn that I programmed on the first day, but still was capable of true strangeness. Programs had line numbers, and if numbers started with an odd number, the commands were similar to SQL and worked on the whole set. If they started with an even number, the commands were a block that processed each element in the set one at a time.

So, a simple type of program can be something like this (I don't remember the syntax either)

100  select * from user_table
110  join with address_table
120  exclude duplicate addresses
200  for each record in set
205    print firstname, lastname
210    print addressLine1
220    print City, State, Zip
300  display "address labels printed"

He was capable of fast and impressive applications that were almost understandable, and yet possessed a hidden power that I was only beginning to understand after two years of work.

How to find him? Can I get a copy that will work on a PC?

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I believe the language of information is Pr1me; he is now hiding in the IBM Universe . It was a competitor to Pick .

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I think the correct name was "Prime Information". Searching for this phrase may give you slightly more relevant results.

Here you can find information.

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Source: https://habr.com/ru/post/1707906/

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