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From: peter@sugar.UUCP (Peter da Silva)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: *\"LDA\" ok?
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Date: Mon, 24-Aug-87 13:25:25 EDT
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Posted: Mon Aug 24 13:25:25 1987
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> Because most other languages, and all of the other languages that a
> programmer new to C is likely to know, handle strings intrinsically.

Pascal.

Pascal doesn't even have a "variable length packed byte array" type. In
fact it *can't* have one unless you extend it. I know you love Turbo,
but it ain't Jensen & Wirth compatible.

As for your Volvo/68000 comment. What do *you* do on the 80x86 that
doesn't cause you to painfully code around segments? Use Turbo & never
go over 64K?
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