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Category 18,  Topic 54
Message 101       Thu Aug 30, 1990
D.RUFFER [Dennis]            at 22:03 EDT
 
Re: R.BERKEY [Robert]

 > POSTPONE is an example of a new idea that has come out of the
 > current standardization process.

POSTPONE is not a new concept Robert.  It is a replacement for the two words
COMPILE and [COMPILE].  Both of those words appear in the 83 Standard but it
has become increasingly difficult to determine which one is supposed to be
used.  Also, as mentioned in the rationale box for POSTPONE, "COMPILE can not
be implemented on some implementations -- notably subroutine threaded
systems."

POSTPONE is merely a simplification of an existing concept.

DaR
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