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MAPPER
MAPPER Systems, now known as Business Information Server, BIS, is a fourth-generation programming language originally from Sperry Univac. Now owned by Unisys Corporation. Mapper originated in the 1970s based on some work in the 1960s, It has been functionally enhanced and kept current. It was also given an extension named ICE - Internet Commerce Enabler. Originally available on Sperry's Univac 1108, implementations now also exist for Windows, Sun Solaris and Linux. The GUI on Windows is the most advanced of these.
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MAPPER Systems, now known as Business Information Server, BIS, is a fourth-generation programming language originally from Sperry Univac. Now owned by Unisys Corporation. Mapper originated in the 1970s based on some work in the 1960s, It has been functionally enhanced and kept current. It was also given an extension named ICE - Internet Commerce Enabler. Originally available on Sperry's Univac 1108, implementations now also exist for Windows, Sun Solaris and Linux. The GUI on Windows is the most advanced of these.
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- If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?
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