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From: peter@sugar.UUCP
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: MAJOR ANSI C FLAW (my opinion, of course)
Message-ID: <923@sugar.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 28-Oct-87 08:39:21 EST
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Posted: Wed Oct 28 08:39:21 1987
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Summary: RAD40/50

> > Radix-40
> I'm sure you mean RAD50

Well, it was called both, depending on whether or not the radix of the
radix was in decimal or octal. 40 decimal = 50 octal, you see. And you
know how DEC feels about octal. I guess it depends on the order you read
the manuals what you ended up calling it.
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