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From: engbert@cs.vu.nl (Engbert Gerrit IJff)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: # to the nth power
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Date: 7 Nov 90 10:53:14 GMT
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In article <P1X6QN1@xds13.ferranti.com>,
	peter@ficc.ferranti.com (Peter da Silva) writes:
) In article <226@smds.UUCP> rh@smds.UUCP (Richard Harter) writes:
) > 	for (y=x,sqrtx=1;y>0;) {ysave = y;y =/ 16;sqrtx =* 4;}
) 
) Wow.
) 
) This man has been programming in C for a *long* time. I'm impressed.
) 
) (quiz: why do I come to this conclusion?)
) -- 
) Peter da Silva.   `-_-'
) +1 713 274 5180.   'U`
) peter@ferranti.com
That is an easy quiz. Look at the =/ and =* operators.

Bert.