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From: dewar@merv.cs.nyu.edu (Robert Dewar)
Subject: Re: String to Integer conversion?
Date: 1998/08/01
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<<Q for language lawyers: why no predefined instantiation of Fixed_IO for
type Duration?
>>

Because these predefined instantiations are intended for simple student
use, and one assumes that it is unlikely that students will be mucking
with duration values!