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  3. July 2002

Re: Ugh.

From: R. Bruce Hoffman, Jr. <rbruceh@attglobal.net>
> > it is SUPPOSED to be like this, but often the compiler writer
> > cheats and takes the easiest route. Last time I looked COMP
> > is packed and packed arithmetic IS slower than binary.
> which emphasizes my point. Spell out your intention.
>

point is that COMP is supposed to be implemented as the fastest
internal representation (which would be binary) but is in fact
implemented as packed which is slower. But hey, who really cares
nowadays...

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