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McKeeman, W.M., "Mechanizing bankers' morality", Computer Languages, 1, pp. 73-82, 1975. Google

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74 ;;Quote: a bank's computer can play a game of chess; i.e., computers are capable of inventive nonsense
74 ;;Quote: a bank needs a system only to keep books, supply information; allows auditing and some modification; period
QuoteRef: mckeWM_1975 ;;74 "The trick is to devise a system that can get the job done without introducing dangerous generality.
77 ;;Quote: in a banking program, instructions must have permission before they are executed


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