Message-ID: <xmRINHAmOdNyEwMw@chocolat.foobar.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 10 Sep 1996 21:46:30 +0100
To: kagel AT dg1 DOT bloomberg DOT com
Cc: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
From: Paul Shirley <Paul AT chocolat DOT foobar DOT co DOT uk>
Subject: Re: HELP MEEEEEE!!!!
In-Reply-To: <9609091452.AA01352@quasar.bloomberg.com>
MIME-Version: 1.0

In message <9609091452 DOT AA01352 AT quasar DOT bloomberg DOT com>,
kagel AT quasar DOT bloomberg DOT com writes
>
>1) I admitted to no such lack of knowledge as I lack no knowledge. (OK I don't
>know how to get my kids to move faster than snails but that's off topic!)

quote
 'The term "microcontroller" is not familiar to me'

>2) I do not need to invent any justification for the rules, and did not even
>state any justification, the rules self justify by definition.  The C language

int main() is the correct version *because* the standard says so.
Period.

Not because you can't imagine a situation where it has no useful
purpose. You cannot justify things by spreading falsehoods, ignorance is
no justification.

>3) May I take this opportunity to suggest that you carefully read and accept
>the advice of your betters.  My posting was intended to quench a fruitless

I do. In your case its far from obvious that you are my 'better'.
Fruitless debates are best quelled by the truth (and *only* the truth)

If you want to spread misinformation, do it somewhere else.

-- 
Paul Shirley:
 who wonders whats going to happen when someone *actually* flames him