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From: kjm@ut-ngp.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Precedent for use of =
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Date: Thu, 19-Jun-86 14:37:32 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jun 19 14:37:32 1986
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>There is a 429 year precedent of using the symbol = for equality.

There is a multi-billion year precedent for the non-existance of
computers on this planet.  Does that mean we should trash all of them?

>[...] is equalle to: I will sette as I doe often in woorke vse,
>a paire of paralleles, or Gemowe lines of one lengthe, thus:
>=, {a very long equals sign} bicause noe .2. thynges, can be moare equalle."
     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

C has this already.  To wit: '=='.

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