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From: "Dmitry A. Kazakov" <mailbox@dmitry-kazakov.de>
Subject: Re: Large arrays (again), problem case for GNAT
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Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 11:16:00 +0200
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On Fri, 15 Apr 2005 10:38:14 +0200, Duncan Sands wrote:

> You know, this is just like overbooking on airplanes.  You don't notice
> when you benefit from it (you get to buy a ticket and fly even though
> the plane was sold out), but for sure you notice when it goes against
> you (you aren't allowed on the plane because everyone else turned up
> too).

I heard that EU has ordered a compensation to be paid...

> With a computer you also have backing store (swap), which means that
> when the plane starts getting full, sleeping passengers are quietly
> shifted to a donkey cart :)

It is rather like all aircrafts doing emergency landing and everybody
proceeds afoot. (:-))

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Dmitry A. Kazakov
http://www.dmitry-kazakov.de