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From: vch@attibr.UUCP (Vincent C. Hatem)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c,comp.unix.wizards
Subject: Re: printf, data presentation
Summary: oh, come on...
Message-ID: <79@attibr.UUCP>
Date: 3 Jan 89 22:54:45 GMT
References: <19@xenlink.UUCP> <7328@chinet.chi.il.us> <144@bms-at.UUCP>
Organization: AT&T International, Basking Ridge, NJ
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In article <144@bms-at.UUCP>, stuart@bms-at.UUCP (Stuart Gathman) writes:
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} and the works.  AT&T curses is so buggy, we had no choice but to
} replace it.  The worst curses performance problem is that every character
} requires a function call(s).  A low level display string function does 
} wonders.  Our screen programs went from 100K with AT&T curses to
} 30K with BMS curses.  (NOTE, any PD curses is better than AT&T.)

Come, come now... AT&T didn't invent it - they stole it from Berkley.

Another wonderful product from Berkley.

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-Vince