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Article #336Re: Reserved names in ANSI C
From: John F. Haugh II
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1989 18:08
Date: Mon, 17 Jul 1989 18:08
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In article <7734@xyzzy.UUCP> meissner@tiktok.UUCP (Michael Meissner) writes: >In case people are wondering why 5 characters, if you express the >symbol in RAD-50 (radix 50) notation, you can fit 5 characters in >32-bits. RAD-50 gives you three characters per short, or six per long. Also, 36-bit machines still abound with 6 6-bit characters per word. -- John F. Haugh II +-Quote of the month club: ------------ VoiceNet: (512) 832-8832 Data: -8835 | "Computer security is to information InterNet: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org | control as a chastity belt is to UucpNet : <backbone>!bigtex!rpp386!jfh +- birth control" -- Doug Steves --
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!csd4.milw.wisc.edu!bionet!apple!sun-barr!newstop!texsun!texbell!bigtex!natinst!sequoia!rpp386!jfh From: jfh@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US (John F. Haugh II) Newsgroups: comp.std.c Subject: Re: Reserved names in ANSI C Message-ID: <16802@rpp386.Dallas.TX.US> Date: 17 Jul 89 18:08:40 GMT References: <GEOFF.89Jun11231924@onyx.cs.warwick.ac.uk> <13680@haddock.ima.isc.com> <1598@cbnewsh.ATT.COM> <875@cbnewsl.ATT.COM> <316@mountn.dec.com> <884@cbnewsl.ATT.COM> <321@mountn.dec.com> <461@algor2.UUCP> <1989Jul1.234330.28732@utzoo.uucp> <7734@xyzzy.UUCP> Reply-To: jfh@rpp386.cactus.org (John F. Haugh II) Organization: I am NOT the NRA Lines: 12