Day 340

Had a brainwave regarding extended batch language: parameter %0 is the path and name of the batch file. EBFD %0.bat gives EBFD the name of the file and lets it read the extended commands out of it. The beauty of the scheme is that the user need only type BATCHIT rather than EBFD COMMFILE.CMF, say, because it is to all intents and purposes a normal batch file.

M rang about 6.30, wanting to know if I could find £40 to go on a boating holiday her brother was arranging. I would've loved to've gone but £40 is 119% of a week's money - £60 to M, £205 to J, £1400 to the Prime Minister. Seems rather unfair since we'd all get the same holiday. Anyway, I had to decline

Evening dragged rather: been doing a lot of computing recently.