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From: jas@ernie.Berkeley.EDU (Jim Shankland)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Erratum
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Date: 23 May 89 00:01:25 GMT
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A correspondent was kind enough to point out an error in a recent posting
of mine.

In article <29236@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> I wrote:

>The above code has no meaning that is independent of a particular hardware
>platform.  That's not C's fault, either.  If you don't understand why not,
>then for Christ's sake, pick up a book or take a course or something.
      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

As written, the above sentences make no sense.  What I meant, of course,
was "... for Chris Torek's sake ..."

Thank you for your patience.

Jim Shankland
jas@ernie.berkeley.edu

"Blame it on the lies that killed us, blame it on the truth that ran us down"