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From: mcdonald@uxe.cso.uiuc.edu
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Subject: Re: printf, data presentation
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Date: 8 Jan 89 14:47:00 GMT
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>From my recollection of BASIC, INKEY$ has two main uses:
/*   (long discussion deleted)   */

The important point is that some such function should be a
STANDARD C (ANSI C) function, not an operating system dependent
kludge. It is obviously too late to get it done right this time
around, but next time .... PLEASE!