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> Or consider this. Unix grew by about 39 system calls in its first
> decade, but an average of 40
> > per decade ever since. Is this accelerated growth more symptomatic of
> maturity or of cancer?

Looks like I need a typing tutor. 39 should be 30. And a math tutor, too. 40
should be 100.

Doug