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At 02:21 PM 10/7/98 -0700, Mike Smith wrote:

>That much is clear.  Was I giving them too much credit in assuming that 
>VB actually produces machine instructions?  

Yep. Only the very latest version can produce machine instructions
upon request. Most versions do not.

--Brett


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