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   Lawrence D'Oliveiro to All   
   Re: Number Literal Syntax   
   24 Feb 24 21:13:53   
   
   From: ldo@nz.invalid   
      
   On Sat, 24 Feb 24 09:17:51 +0000, m_b_metcalf wrote:   
      
   > Well, whatever the merits of this may be, I don't believe that, back in   
   > the mid-1980s when Fortran 90 was more-or-less defined, there was any   
   > 'convention' to follow.   
      
   Ada was probably the language that pioneered it.   
      
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