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Subject: Prototypes
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Date: 29 Jun 90 07:31:52 GMT
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With all this talk about prototypes lately, I must admit... though I've been
programming in C for years, I've never understood why they exist!  Programs
run without them!

My question... why prototypes?  I know they are part of the ANSI standard, but
what is their purpose!?

Mark C. Lowe - KB5III