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From: rws@EXPO.LCS.MIT.EDU (Bob Scheifler)
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Subject: Re: X11 ARC Drawing
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Date: 13 Mar 89 12:57:54 GMT
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    Why is it that MIT changed from using integer arithmetic
    in R2, to using floating point arithmetic in R3, in the routines
    for drawing arcs?

To try and make them correct.

    Did MIT have any problems with drawing ARCS in R2?

Yes, they were not drawn correctly.