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From: rayz@altair.csustan.edu (R. L. Zarling)
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Subject: Re: Less runs on the 3000!
Message-ID: <1991Jun4.195644.15443@csustan.csustan.edu>
Date: 4 Jun 91 19:56:44 GMT
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In article <1286@cbmger.UUCP> peterk@cbmger.UUCP (Peter Kittel GERMANY) writes:
>In article <1991Jun3.193307.2143@csustan.csustan.edu> rayz@altair.csustan.edu (R. L. Zarling) writes:
>>In response to numerous requests, I have posted my revision of Bob Leivian's
>>Less1.3 (dubbed Less1.3Z) to ab20.larc.nasa.gov (128.155.23.64).
>
>If this version still cancels the uppermost bit, thus crippling all the
>international characters, then I must still call it crap! Such software
>is really INSULTING these days. If that "feature" is removed, then
>please apologize for my harsh comment; if not: FLAME on Bob. I'm very
>serious with this.

Quite right.  I had, in fact, hoped to remedy that "little" ideosyncracy
as part of my revisions.  Unfortunately, the high-bit stuff is pretty
deeply structured into the program.  It would, I think, require a pretty
complete re-write to fix it.

This is *not* Bob's fault (or mine!)--he only did the port.  The original
program design is of course quite old--long before any kind of general
awareness of such issues in this country at least.

What we need is someone to do a complete rewrite.  A version written
specifically for the Amiga would also undoubtedly be several times faster.

>Best regards, Dr. Peter Kittel  // E-Mail to  \\  Only my personal opinions... 
>Commodore Frankfurt, Germany  \X/ {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!cbmger!peterk


--Ray Zarling
rayz@csustan.edu