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From: akcs.dnickel@hpcvbbs.UUCP (Derek S. Nickel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Stupid RPL tricks and some Voyager questions
Message-ID: <27d52634:2315.2comp.sys.handhelds;1@hpcvbbs.UUCP>
Date: 6 Mar 91 17:40:06 GMT
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Steve,

They say that the first operationing system that you learn is the one
that you like the most.  I first learned UNIX at U.C. Berkeley about 12
years ago.  I thought it was pretty good.  Then I got a job and
discovered VAX/VMS.  Flame me if you want, but DOS is as close to UNIX as
I want to get (VMS really is better, if not portable).  So, please don't
get me a UNIX box (I'd take it and use it - but I won't be happy).

As for the C++ style comments (//), arn't those all surrounded with
normal comment delimiters? (/* ... */).  If not you have my aplogy, I had
intended to use // just in the body of a normal comment (VAX C doesn't
like // either)) .  Nobody held a gun to your head and forced you to port
Voyager, did they? :-)  (I was thinking of switching from MSC to TC, but
if TC doesn't support // or $ then no-way!)

In VOYAGER.DOC, there is (or was) documenation on the DMPTOMEM program
that describes in detail how to build a MEM file.  This is near the end
of the document.  Please verify that this is missing or present/

        Derek S. Nickel

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