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From: n9146070@waldorf.cc.wwu.edu (Jacob C Kesinger)
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Subject: Re: BINARY: Roman Style Banner Program
Date: 13 Jun 1994 15:08:55 -0500
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donb@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Don Bennett) writes:


>I posted the program rather than the source because, as i have already 
>stated, I don't have the source.  The the program does need to be 
>exacutable to work.  chmod u+x roman.  (or 700 for those who like 
>numbers).  I never bothered to try it out on all platforms, (mainly 
>because i don't have access to them), but it works great on the Suns we 
>have here.  If it don't work on your machine, then I can't help you.  

1.  Source is always preferable to binary.  For one, it is usually smaller
on nearly all machines (all riscs, for example) (especially if 
compiled with an inefficient compiler).  Secondly, others can
modify the source, fix it, add new features, etc.
2.  Your binary wil _only_ work on Suns like yours.  Other Unices,
Dos, Mac, VMS, etc. (probably even some other Suns) will not run it.

If anybody has the source for this, could they please post it.
Or, alternatively, explain what it's supposed to do. 

--Jake
>Don.

>-- 
>"The human race is a remarkable creature, one with great potential, and I 
>hope that Star Trek has helped to show us what we can be if we believe 
>in ourself and our abilities."		-Gene Roddenberry (1921-1991)
>		Don Bennett (dbennett@europa.cs.mun.ca)