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   Kerr-Mudd,John to notsaying@nospicedham.127.0.0.1   
   Re: small asm code (compo?)   
   26 Sep 20 20:28:54   
   
   From: notsaying@nospicedham.127.0.0.1   
      
   On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 13:13:05 GMT, "Kerr-Mudd,John"   
    wrote:   
      
   > On Wed, 16 Sep 2020 10:09:35 GMT, Terje Mathisen   
   >  wrote:   
   >   
   >> Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:   
   >>> On Thu, 10 Sep 2020 09:13:34 GMT, "Kerr-Mudd,John"   
   >>>  wrote:   
   >>>   
   > ["spec" in other branch of this thread]   
   >   
   >>> Finally!   
   >>>   
   >>> 20:51:03 Tuesday 15th September 2020   
   >>   
   >> I assume you will print 1st, 2nd, 3rd followed by 4th...20th, then   
   > 21st,   
   >> 22nd, 23rd followed by 24th to 30th and finally 31st?   
   >>   
   >> Basically exceptions for numbers ending in 1,2,3 except when the   
   >> previous letter is '1'?   
   >   
   > Well, of course. It has to be done properly.   
   > Perhaps I should have waited a bit before going to press. (-:   
   >   
   > [balances brackets]   
   >   
   >>>   
   >>> in 256 bytes.   
   >>>   
   >> Seems trivial except for the day names and numbers. :-)   
   >>   
   >> Terje   
   >>   
   >   
   > I guess a really clever, small, text decoder might make it trivial to   
   > come in under the size limit!   
      
   Bah; my text encoding saves c. [70-4C] 36 bytes (5bit 3-9,a-y), but the   
   decoder costs 55!   
      
   >   
   > I'll publish a hexdump after a bit to allow Wolfgang a go at trimming   
   it   
   > down further (assuming he's still up for it).   
   >   
      
      
      
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