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Re: PASCAL BUG?

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From: utzoodecvaxharpoutah-csutah-grth...
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1982 19:56
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Now, I can't say for sure, but it looks as if somebody is storing that
integer constant (200) in a byte (it fits, after all, 200 < 256), but
then treating said byte as a signed quantity (i.e., -56).
=Spencer
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From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!utah-cs!utah-gr!thomas
Newsgroups: net.bugs,net.unix-wizards
Title: Re: PASCAL BUG?
Article-I.D.: utah-gr.588
Posted: Thu Oct 21 19:56:40 1982
Received: Fri Oct 22 03:37:28 1982
References: burdvax.241
Subject: Re: PASCAL BUG?
Date: Thu, 21 Oct 1982 19:56:40 +0000
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