language supporting (x<y<z)

[jans at tekecs.UUCP]

Alright, sports fans!  The most commonly available language supporting:

	(value relop value relop value)

is indeed (TA TA!) the Korn Shell!  (evidenced by the following script)

| Script started on Sun Oct 26 12:32:45 1986
| $ if ((2>1>0)); then echo true; else echo false; fi
| true
| $ if ((1>1>0)); then echo true; else echo false; fi
| false
| $ if ((1>1>1)); then echo true; else echo false; fi
| false
| $ if ((2>1>1)); then echo true; else echo false; fi
| false
| script done on Sun Oct 26 12:35:04 1986

The first person who correctly explains this behavior will have $2.56
donated in their name to the Steinman Charitable Beer Trust.

(Just when you thought this silly subject had died out!)
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