M Campaign

We decided to research how unknown M is and got hold of the following encyclopedia CD’s: Compton’s Interactive Encyclopedia (1996), The 1996 Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia and Microsoft Encarta (1997). Try searching for MUMPS; didn't find anything about this programming language, try looking for it under M (maybe these companies opted for the M name).

We ask you to join our campaign, of this by simply cutting and pasting the message listed below and send it to the three companies we have listed here (We couldn't find an e-mail for Microsoft, though they have a wish list form). We want to make sure M gets the attention it deserves and so do you. If you receive an e-mail simply forward it to us and we will take care of it.

If you find other sources that you feel should have an entry on M, drop us an e-mail with as many details as possible. We’ll take it on from there.

Don’t forget there are three companies and for each company simply click the link and paste the message:

1. Compton’s e-mail: support@softkey.com (Compton's Interactive Encyclopedia)

2. Grolier's e-mail: custserv@grolier.com (Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia)

3. Microsoft's Interactive Form (Microsoft Encarta)
   (please let us know if you discover an e-mail address for Microsoft)

If you’re new to M we urge you to support our cause. It costs nothing and it guarantees that this fascinating language will be shared by even more people.

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Dear Sir or Madam,

The purpose of my e-mail is to point out that your otherwise good encyclopedia is lacking the programming language, MUMPS. MUMPS is a very versatile general purpose programming language with very dynamic data storage / data handling capabilities and is today used in numerous fields of industry. A myriad of vendors provide MUMPS for a variety of platforms ranging from single user systems to those that simultaneously can handle thousands of users.

MUMPS (also referred to as M) is a 1960’s language developed at Massachusetts General Hospital by a team consisting of Dr. R.A. Greenes, Mr A.N. Pappalardo and Mr C.W. Marble, headed by Dr. G. O. Barnett. It’s development was supported in part by grant HM-688-01 from the National Center for Health Services Research and Development and in part by contract PH-43-68-1343 with the National Institutes of Health. MUMPS is one of the few programming environments that is an ANSI and ISO standard. The committee that manages these standards is the Mumps Development Committee and this group is chaired by Arthur B. Smith who can be reached via e-mail at art@vets.vetmed.missouri.edu.

In view of the expansion in online services, M is now being used as a internet / intranet / extranet gateway for standard web browsers.

If you have any further enquiries, please direct them to M Web Magazine at the following e-mail address: mwm@mcenter.com.

Thanking you for your time, I await a positive reply.

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