<s>
The	O
first	O
is	O
General	O
Automation	O
Language	O
for	O
device	O
automation	O
and	O
the	O
second	O
is	O
Generalized	B-Language
Automation	I-Language
Language	I-Language
(	O
GAL	O
)	O
which	O
a	O
very	O
high	B-Language
level	I-Language
programming	I-Language
language	I-Language
for	O
MVS	B-Application
based	O
systems	O
such	O
as	O
OS/390	B-Application
and	O
z/OS	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Developed	O
by	O
Expans	O
Systems	O
to	O
provide	O
features	O
and	O
constructs	O
that	O
enable	O
the	O
programmer	O
to	O
intercept	O
systems	O
events	O
and	O
schedule	O
responses	O
,	O
as	O
implemented	O
via	O
their	O
product	O
AutoMan	B-General_Concept
.	O
</s>
<s>
Like	O
REXX	B-Language
,	O
GAL	O
is	O
both	O
an	O
interpretive	O
language	O
and	O
a	O
compiled	O
language	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
GAL	O
allows	O
the	O
programmer	O
to	O
break	O
into	O
REXX	B-Language
,	O
and	O
Assembler	O
where	O
it	O
is	O
needed	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
very	O
high	B-Language
level	I-Language
nature	O
of	O
GAL	O
is	O
exemplified	O
by	O
the	O
EMAIL	O
statement	O
,	O
which	O
enables	O
the	O
programmer	O
to	O
send	O
an	O
email	O
alert	O
when	O
an	O
event	O
is	O
detected	O
that	O
requires	O
human	O
intervention	O
.	O
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