C++ doesn't output unsigned correctly.

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From: Stephen J. Muir
Date: Mon, 18 Aug 1986 01:33

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This program incorrectly prints minus one:

# include <stream.h>

main ()
{	unsigned x = -1;
	cout << x << "\n";
}

C++ version 1.1, BSD 4.2, DEC VAX-11/750.
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Subject: C++ doesn't output unsigned correctly.
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