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   albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl to minforth@gmx.net   
   Re: 0 vs. translate-none   
   21 Sep 25 14:44:06   
   
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   minforth   wrote:   
   >Am 21.09.2025 um 10:37 schrieb albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl:   
   >   
   >> All this is accomplised by a PREFIX flag (compare IMMEDIATE)   
   >> and a provision that advances the interpreter pointer by   
   >> the length of the prefixes, not by the length of the word passed   
   >> to it.   
   >>   
   >> It is believable that the system presented above is more powerful,   
   >> but I love to see examples what it can do that warrant the   
   >> complexity. Also I love to see if the examples can't be   
   >> done with my simpler setup.   
   >> Recently I presented the Roman number prefix. How does   
   >> that look in the recognizer presented.   
   >   
   >FWIW I also use suffixes for recognizers:   
   >let M be a matrix   
   >M´  auto-transposed   
   >M~  auto-inverted   
   >   
   The ability to use suffixes doesn't contribute necessarily to   
   power. It adds confusion and difficulty to parse.   
   Try it   
   Program a suffix aided recognizer for Roman numbers:   
   MMXIIX:R   
      
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