PL/B
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Aliases: Programming Language for Business, Business BASIC
Provenance: commit 1a05f065ae · authored 2026-02-06T09:57:34+01:00 · agent claude-code · model sonnet
Sources mentioning this language
3 sources · pl_id:
pl/programming-language-for-businessWikipedia infobox ↗
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pl_fact.csv for the long-table provenance.
| Paradigms | procedural · imperative |
|---|---|
| Typing | strong, static |
| First appeared | 1972 |
| Influenced by | COBOL |
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Simple Interest Calculator
Provenance: commit 1a05f065ae · authored 2026-02-06T09:57:34+01:00 · agent claude-code · model sonnet · WebSearch disabled
* Simple Interest Calculator in PL/B
* Calculates simple interest from principal, rate, and time
START
CLEAR
DISPLAY "Simple Interest Calculator"
DISPLAY "=========================="
DISPLAY ""
DISPLAY "Enter Principal Amount: "
ACCEPT PRINCIPAL
DISPLAY "Enter Interest Rate (%): "
ACCEPT RATE
DISPLAY "Enter Time (years): "
ACCEPT TIME
CALC INTEREST = (PRINCIPAL * RATE * TIME) / 100
DISPLAY ""
DISPLAY "Principal: ", PRINCIPAL
DISPLAY "Rate: ", RATE, "%"
DISPLAY "Time: ", TIME, " years"
DISPLAY "Simple Interest: ", INTEREST
STOP