Subject: Re: Lisp Programmers in X Months From: Erik Naggum <erik@naggum.net> Date: Tue, 09 Apr 2002 08:48:35 GMT Newsgroups: comp.lang.lisp Message-ID: <3227330932609041@naggum.net> * Bruce Hoult <bruce@hoult.org> | It's a fixed size representation, and therefore has a MAXINT. What nonsense! A MAXINT is the largest possible representation of an integer, not the largest possible representation of an odd integer. /// -- In a fight against something, the fight has value, victory has none. In a fight for something, the fight is a loss, victory merely relief. Post with compassion: http://home.chello.no/~xyzzy/kitten.jpg