Most likely the claim is restricted to BASIC-derived languages because the inventors found out too late that some Lisps (Franz, IIRC) have had a NEQ operator [equivalent to (NOT (EQ ARG1 ARG2))] for longer than anyone can remember...
My guess is that the kernel is safe from this particular angle even if you manage to find code like &x != &y there. -- Oleg Goldshmidt | [EMAIL PROTECTED] ================================================================= To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the word "unsubscribe" in the message body, e.g., run the command echo unsubscribe | mail [EMAIL PROTECTED]