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From: jack@vu44.UUCP (Jack Jansen)
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Subject: Re: Pascal vs. Modula-2
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Date: Tue, 7-Aug-84 03:38:27 EDT
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Dave Seaman says:
> One example:  it was claimed that sets could not be 
> larger than 16 bits (on 16-bit machines).  Apparently the author didn't know 
> that you can declare set types other than BITSET.

That's right, but "Programming in Modula-2" states (chapter 18):

   .... In addition, implementations of Modula are allowed to set a
   limit to the number og elements admissable in base types. THAT LIMIT
   IS USUALLY THE WORDLENGTH OF THE COMPUTER USED ....

(emphasis mine).
So, although it isn't true that sets can never be bigger than 16 bits
on a 16 bit machine, you should better beware that there is a very
good chance that 16 members is the limit.

	Jack Jansen, {philabs|decvax}!mcvax!vu44!jack