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From: qwerty@drutx.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.lang.c
Subject: Re: 6 char externs and the ANSI standard
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Date: Fri, 12-Oct-84 09:54:27 EDT
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Posted: Fri Oct 12 09:54:27 1984
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As one who was just bit by trying to port software (my own, unfortunately)
from a machine that understood externs > 6 characters to a modern Vax 11/780
that didn't, I am all for encouraging anything that will get Dec's software
out of the dark ages molded around 6 bit ASCII notation and label syntax
carried up from OS-8 operating systems.  POX on 6 character externs.

					Brian Jones