From: "Frank J. Lhota" <NOSPAM.lhota.adarose@verizon.net>
Subject: Re: PL/I outflanks Fortran
Date: Thu, 20 Mar 2003 14:34:04 GMT
Date: 2003-03-20T14:34:04+00:00 [thread overview]
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In-Reply-To: m1d6kn8334.gnus@usa.net
"those who know me have no need of my name" <not-a-real-address@usa.net>
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> > Put (Item => D, Base => 16);
> >
> > where the base parameter can be any value from 2 through 16
>
> seems fairly restrictive given the well defined conventions for bases
> through 36.
Have you actually had the need to read / write numbers in any base in the
range 17 .. 36? For that matter, how many non-recreational software projects
really have a need for a number base other than 2, 8, 10, or 16? (Pretty
soon, I should be able to drop 8 from that list).
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2003-03-19 21:24 ` PL/I outflanks Fortran those who know me have no need of my name
2003-03-20 14:34 ` Frank J. Lhota [this message]
2003-03-20 18:13 ` those who know me have no need of my name
2003-04-01 4:11 ` Robert I. Eachus
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