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From: etaylor@wilkins.iaims.bcm.tmc.edu (Eric Taylor)
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Subject: Re: the magic number 32637 in Athena form widget
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Date: 1 Nov 90 17:16:27 GMT
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32637 is very close to the maximum number a "short"
can be.  Shorts are used for various things such as Position.  (Very unfortunate.)  The authors of Xt got
very hung up on types and used things like "short"'s when they thought that no one whould possibly ask for a number greater than 32637.   I wish people would stop using "short" it always bites you in the ass eventually.
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					Eric Taylor
					Baylor College of Medicine
					etaylor@wilkins.bmc.tmc.edu
					(713) 798-3776
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					Eric Taylor
					Baylor College of Medicine
					etaylor@wilkins.bmc.tmc.edu
					(713) 798-3776