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From: rob@kaa.eng.ohio-state.edu (Rob Carriere)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Problem with Turbo C and floating point
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Date: 18 Aug 88 01:20:52 GMT
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In article <6216@haddock.ima.isc.com> karl@haddock.isc.com (Karl Heuer) writes:
> [ I wrote that ]
>>ANSI seems to have decided, in its' infinite wisdom, that reading floats
>>(as opposed to doubles) is a no-no.
>Wrong.  [...]

Thank you for pointing out my mistake, and apologies to anyone who
felt offended by what turned out to be a totally unfounded remark; I
should have checked my facts more carefully.

Rob Carriere
"Can I take my foot out of my mouth now?"