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From: rav@goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au (++           robin)
Subject: Re: Multiple reasons for failure of Ariane 5 (was: Re: Ariane 5 - not
 an exception?)
Date: 1996/08/23
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Date: 1996-08-23T00:00:00+00:00
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	jsa@alexandria (Jon S Anthony) writes:

	>In article <4vgkt1$s2v@goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au> rav@goanna.cs.rmit.edu.au (++           robin) writes:

	>His standard idiotic rubbish and

	>> ---Not really, when people have to ask how to do 
	>> a square root [in Ada].

	>1. Go to readily available online hypertext ARM.

	>2. Click on index

	>3. Click on S, get
	>...
	>Sqrt 
	>       A.5.1(4), B.1(51), G.1.2(3)
	>...
	>4. Click on first entry and get full signature and semantics of operation.

	>Total time to information: 10 seconds.  Duh!

	>Do you have any idea how stupid and petty this makes you look?????

---It doesn't make me look silly because I didn't ask
the question.  I was pointing out the problems people
have in writing codes in that language.  Do you have
a problem with that?
_______________________________________

Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada
Subject: Re: How do I get the square root of a number?
Date: 30 Oct 1995 13:51:21 GMT
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fyom@nova.umuc.edu (----) wrote:
>Hi!
>
>I have a simple question.  I am using a VAX ada compiler.  I would like
>to know what package I must include and what the operational syntax looks
>like for getting a square root of a number.
>
>I have searched my language manuals in vain.  I would greatly appreciate
>any help.
>
>Thanks!
>Francis Yom

_______________________________________

	>/Jon

	>BTW, the B entry shows you an example of pulling in the Fortran Sqrt
	>function and the G entry gives signature and semantics of the Complex
	>version...
	>Jon Anthony
	>Organon Motives, Inc.
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	>jsa@organon.com