Thus the current discussions on the whole time subject are rapidly becomming academic

Dennis, The discussions are certainly NOT becoming academic. There are a lot of people who just don't care what X3J11 says; who believe that X3J11 is irreparably broken, and intend to ignore it into the indefinite future. It may well be that ``the ANSI C is already spoken.'' For my money, the ANSI C is already buggered. Now this is not to say everyone feels like this. I am sure that people from various manufacturers feel the standard is important. But real (K&R) C is going to be around for a long time. Don't assume it will automagically become extinct with the release of X3J11. John ``Down With ANSI C'' Mackin, Basser Department of Computer Science, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia john@basser.oz.AU (john%basser.oz@SEISMO.CSS.GOV) {seismo,hplabs,mcvax,ukc,nttlab}!munnari!basser.oz!john Thought for the century: The worst crime a standards-maker can commit is innovation.