Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!uunet!husc6!mit-eddie!ll-xn!ames!ucbcad!ucbvax!UOGUELPH.BITNET!BOTCHAIR From: BOTCHAIR@UOGUELPH.BITNET (Alex Bewley) Newsgroups: comp.lang.modula2 Subject: Re: Word Size Message-ID: Date: Sat, 7-Nov-87 17:37:14 EST Article-I.D.: UCF1VM.INFO-M2%87110717411169 Posted: Sat Nov 7 17:37:14 1987 Date-Received: Tue, 10-Nov-87 03:45:10 EST References: Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Reply-To: Info-Modula2 Distribution List Organization: The ARPA Internet Lines: 9 A word, as usual, is system dependant. On my PC it is 16 bits, and can't be changed to anything else. Why would you want to? Cardinals, integers and words are all the same size to allow for type-conversion (if the need should arise). Alex Bewley 'Just this guy' BOTCHAIR@UOGUELPH