marcus@wanginst.UUCP (Bob Marcus) (03/05/85)
I originally posted this to net.rumor, but now it's official: In Bell Labs' next release of the C language, the function 'sprintf' will be replaced by 'attf'. The old name will still work, but only if you prefix the string argument with a fourteen-digit code. :-) Bob Marcus Wang Institute of Graduate Studies wanginst!marcus
david@ukma.UUCP (David Herron, NPR Lover) (03/07/85)
> In Bell Labs' next release of the C language, the function 'sprintf' will > be replaced by 'attf'. The old name will still work, but only if you prefix > the string argument with a fourteen-digit code. :-) So, this is what Gary Perlman has been doing lately????? :-) :-) -- :------------------------------------------------------------------: :- David Herron -: :- -: :- ARPA-> "ukma!david"@ANL-MCS or david%ukma.uucp@anl-mcs.arpa -: :- ARPA-> Or even anlams!ukma!david@ucbvax.arpa -: :- -: :- UUCP-> {ucbvax,unmvax,boulder,research}!anlams!ukma!david -: :- UUCP-> {mcvax!qtlon,vax135,mddc}!qusavx!ukma!david -: :- UUCP-> {A-Large-Portion-of-The-World}!cbosgd!ukma!david -: :------------------------------------------------------------------: "The home of poly-unsaturated thinking".
robert@gitpyr.UUCP (Robert Viduya) (03/09/85)
>< Posted from marcus@wanginst.UUCP (Bob Marcus) > In Bell Labs' next release of the C language, the function 'sprintf' will > be replaced by 'attf'. The old name will still work, but only if you prefix > the string argument with a fourteen-digit code. :-) Just what is 'attf' supposed to stand for? -- Robert Viduya Georgia Institute of Technology ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,masscomp,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!robert ...!{rlgvax,sb1,uf-cgrl,unmvax,ut-sally}!gatech!gitpyr!robert
robert@gitpyr.UUCP (Robert Viduya) (03/10/85)
>< Posted from robert@gitpyr.UUCP (Robert Viduya) > >< > Posted from marcus@wanginst.UUCP (Bob Marcus) > > In Bell Labs' next release of the C language, the function 'sprintf' will > > be replaced by 'attf'. The old name will still work, but only if you prefix > > the string argument with a fourteen-digit code. :-) > > Just what is 'attf' supposed to stand for? I _A_B_H_O_R puns. robert -- Robert Viduya Georgia Institute of Technology ...!{akgua,allegra,amd,hplabs,ihnp4,masscomp,ut-ngp}!gatech!gitpyr!robert ...!{rlgvax,sb1,uf-cgrl,unmvax,ut-sally}!gatech!gitpyr!robert