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From: gblock@csd4.csd.uwm.edu (Gregory R Block)
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Subject: Re: Peter, can you explain to the Amigoids (was: NeXT software size
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Date: 7 May 91 06:38:40 GMT
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From article <greg.673585288@travis>, by greg@travis.cica.indiana.edu (Gregory TRAVIS):
> 
> 519 bytes isn't too bad for "Hello, world."  Ls'ing the executable is
> much less reliable than "size"ing it due to file system padding and
> other artifacts such as symbol tables, etc.

Thanks for giving the explanation, now it makes sense...  I guess.
That's mach, I guess.  :)  At least you had the courtesy to answer.

Greg

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