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Subject: Re: Icon additions
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Date: 21 Sep 89 19:05:22 GMT
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I have often wanted to be able to refer to a variable containing a
simple type. Also, being able to pass a simple type by reference
is more efficient than constucting a list with that element and passing
the list (although admittedly to a small ammount).
 
Frank Filz