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From: fmodwyer@cs.tcd.ie (Frank O'Dwyer , ext. 1695)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac
Subject: Re: Microsoft cuts corners, actuall
Message-ID: <10296@cs.tcd.ie>
Date: 25 Aug 88 20:54:21 GMT
Organization: Computer Science Department, Trinity College Dublin
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[REPOST - earlier messages were chewed - sorry if you get this twice]

In article <46100203@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu>, mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu writes:

> to support recursion using a stack, it is essentially NECESSARY to 
> have SS==DS. Almost all compilers do assume this. All C compilers do,
> at least all I know of. 

Good thinking.  If *almost all* compilers do it, then presumably there are
those which do not.  Hardly *necessary* then, is it?

> Besides - you think Microsoft is interested in helping Apple in any way?
> Why should they, considering Apple's attitude toward them?

This is worthless drivel.  What's more, it is completely off the point.
The original message referred to a microsoft product for the *PC*.  Who
said anything about helping Apple? (mind you, I see your point.  Microsoft
did a great service to Apple in developing MS-DOS :-)).


Disclaimer: I have never used any microsoft product, other than MS-DOS
and Word for the mac.  The latter is streets ahead of the former.  But
then, that wouldn't be hard :-)