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[Henry Spencer]

In article <347 at aber-cs.UUCP> pcg at cs.aber.ac.uk (Piercarlo Grandi) writes:
>... I have just apologized saying that my inaccuracy was to imply
>that near and far eventually made it into dpANS.  I acknowledge that they did
>not make it there, still at one time (fairly long ago) they were considered
>to be going to be part of ANSI C...

I think you were misled by sleazy advertising; as far as I know, this was
never intended or even seriously considered.  Claims to the contrary should
be justified with references, please.
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