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From: tchrist@convex.COM (Tom Christiansen)
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Subject: Re: why is 010.0 - 010.0000 == 720
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Date: 18 Oct 90 04:21:48 GMT
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In article <6298@ge-dab.GE.COM> coleman@sunny.dab.ge.com (Richard Coleman) writes:
>Ok, I give up, why is
>010.0 - 010.0000 == 720
>
>p.s. Anybody keeping a FAQ list.

Yes, I've got one that I'll post as soon as I get back from LISA
and Larry blesses it as no longer containing any lies.

I'm not that this is a frequently asked question.  Should it be?

We just had a full morning of perl tutorial with ~200 people here,
plus a BOF.   It seemed to over well. Amazing how little you can 
actually cover in just 3 hours.

--tom