On Dec 10, 2010, at 05:46, Peter Relson wrote: >> I wish you wouldn't write "within the bar". It suggests that >> the bar has thickness, which it does not. Addresses up to and >> including 7FFFFFFF are below the bar. Addresses from 80000000 >> and up are above the bar. "Special dispensation" is not needed. > > Actually, as it was designed, there is "thickness". The bar is from > 80000000 through FFFFFFFF. > Everything from 1_00000000 on up is above the bar. > > The bar has been blurred because of the special compensation for Java to > use an area that includes the bar. > OK. Thanks. Henceforth I will try to accommodate Tom's preference by eschewing "within the bar" in favor of "an area that includes the bar". (If I remember.) Should I also use "compensation" rather than "dispensation"?
Everybody happy? gil
