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From: Robert A Duff <bobduff@shell01.TheWorld.com>
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Subject: Re: 'Base
Date: 10 Dec 2005 10:01:58 -0500
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Kilgallen@SpamCop.net (Larry Kilgallen) writes:

> In article <1170126.PvJVGQkA4J@linux1.krischik.com>, Martin Krischik <krischik@users.sourceforge.net> writes:
> > ada_student@yahoo.com wrote:
> > 
> >> Indefinite subtypes cannot be allowed under any circumstances.
> >> It sounds like a hack just inorder to allow one class of array
> >> object declarations into the language.
> > 
> > No at all. Ada is a higher level language then C/C++ or Java. It allows for
> > better abstraction  which is closer to real live. In real live arrays
> > seldom beginn with zero:
> > 
> > Weekdays 1 .. 7
> > Month 1 .. 31
> > Year 1 .. 366
> 
> Only for students of early Christianity.

Really?  Were there 31 months back then?

;-) ;-) 

- Bob