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From: Robert Dewar <robert_dewar@my-deja.com>
Subject: Re: Y21C Bug
Date: 2000/01/05
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In article <387246D7.8B1B2E8B@earthlink.net>,
  Charles Hixson <charleshixsn@earthlink.net> wrote:

> But I believe that it would be a mistake to begin conversions
> of programs to 64-bit mode for the next couple of years
> (except in special circumstances).  After that...

I think that misses the point. Well written C code is almost
completely portable between 32-bit and 64-bit code (at most
some typedefs may need modifying. Well written Ada code is
100% portable between 32-bit and 64-bit environments.

There is no reason not to start converting badly written
applications (in C or Ada :-) to well written ones, and
that conversion can start immediately!


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