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Subject: Re: Quality systems (Was: Using Ada for device drivers? (Was: the
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> -- non-binary modulii are an unnecessary
> frill, and should have been left out of Ada.
  But handy for instance as indexes for card decks or tables with 'length
a power of ten rather than a power of two.