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Article #4133Re: 0-based/1-based arrays
From: Robert Redford
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 1988 20:04
Date: Wed, 23 Mar 1988 20:04
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In article <4089@ihlpf.ATT.COM>, nevin1@ihlpf.ATT.COM (00704a-Liber) writes:
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> They are given a numbering system so that they can be distinguished and
> referred to distinctly (do people really talk about the nth memory cell??
> :-)).
YES. People REALLY talk about the nth memory cell.
> Choosing a system that is related to the physical voltages needed is
> a good choice, not bad.
Nobody said it was a bad choice.
> BTW, what does this have to do with 0/1 based arrays??? :-) :-)
It has probably something to do with how one accesses the array elements.
Perhaps the array specification should include both the upper and the lower
bound.
..Uday
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!ncar!ames!lll-tis!lll-winken!lll-lcc!pyramid!prls!mips!uday From: uday@mips.COM (Robert Redford) Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2 Subject: Re: 0-based/1-based arrays Message-ID: <1927@mips.mips.COM> Date: 23 Mar 88 20:04:39 GMT References: <7161@sol.ARPA> <2740@mmintl.UUCP> <4343@june.cs.washington.edu> <4089@ihlpf.ATT.COM> Lines: 28