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From: "Jonathan M. Bresler" <jmb@kryten.Atinc.COM>
Subject: Re: tail dumps core
To: Terry Lambert <terry@lambert.org>
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On Tue, 10 Oct 1995, Terry Lambert wrote:
> > How could this possibly be allowed by the C standard?  I'm utterly
> > confused.
> 
> A non-two's complement machine?
> 
> I defy you to purchase one, however.  8-).

now terry, i used a cdc 6600 once (boy i hope that's the right number, 
its been a while ;)  twas a one's complement beast.  we used to work 
newbies over real good with 0 != 0 ;))


> 
> 
> 					Terry Lambert
> 					terry@lambert.org
> ---
> Any opinions in this posting are my own and not those of my present
> or previous employers.
> 

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