Re: SGML Question

So, if i get this correct, SGML is a concept used to define dtd's which then
are interpreted by programs such as browsers?
Meaning that SGML can't run on its own but needs an external program?

----- Original Message -----
From: simon timms <timmssimon@home.com>
To: Bjoern Hoehrmann <derhoermi@gmx.net>; Kristof Dielis (by way of Alan
Kotok <kotok@w3.org>) <kristof@imotion.be>
Cc: <www-html@w3.org>
Sent: Wednesday, June 27, 2001 6:41 AM
Subject: RE: SGML Question


> where is the concept described?  Is there a brief or spec ?
>
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> Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 9:24 PM
> To: Kristof Dielis (by way of Alan Kotok <kotok@w3.org>)
> Cc: www-html@w3.org
> Subject: Re: SGML Question
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>
> * Kristof Dielis wrote:
> >Being a programmer who codes for the internet, I'm always
> >interested in learning more about the technologies behind it all.
> >Thus, just out of curiosity, I'd like to know what programming language
> >was used to develop SGML itself.
>
> SGML isn't a program, it's just a concept, concepts aren't coded so
> there are no programming languages involved.
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