The 0 base was way earlier than C. The 7080 and 7094 were using it when I started work at Boeing's Wichita plant. Since the 7080 was just a 705 converted from vacuum tubes to discrete transistors, it was well established before there was a C language. If I have it straight, C's predecessor, B, didn't arrive on the scene until about 1972.
This is one thing you can't blame C for. Everything else bad is fair game, though. :-) Regards, Richard Schuh > -----Original Message----- > From: CMSTSO Pipelines Discussion List > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dave Jones > Sent: Thursday, March 13, 2008 2:05 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Clarification of QUALIFY > > I don't know about everybody else, but I start counting with > "1", not "0" as the C folks do...... > > Rod wrote: > > One based please. Oh please. Pretty please. Aw, go on... :-) > > > > -- > > Rod > > -- > DJ > > V/Soft > z/VM and mainframe Linux expertise, training, > consulting, and software development > www.vsoft-software.com >
