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From: rees@pisa.citi.umich.edu (Jim Rees)
Subject: re: Tar
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Date: Wed, 3 Apr 91 14:24:42 GMT

In article <9104030014.AA12617@pan.ssec.honeywell.com>, thompson@PAN.SSEC.HONEYWELL.COM (John Thompson) writes:

  > Not only is tar badly broken, but tape io is also broken...

  No it isn't!  (Small disclaimer -- I tested this at 10.3 -- you're on your
  own for 10.2 or 10.1)

You're right, it seems to have been fixed.  It was broken at sr10.

  I know it's long in the case that you listed, but it isn't exponential.  It's
  merely polynomial (n**2)...

Right again.  And only a second order one at that.  Send me back to school.