> Well, lets see, about a gazillion messages now on this topic
> and no end in sight. Its been very informative. Curt, though
> he has his favorites, is pretty much an expert on this stuff.
I can't keep up with it any more, myself! I have nearly finished writing yet
another reply, but it's just taking too much time to write something
well-considered. Plus I have to put in my weekly 50 articles into comp.lang.c.
So you may see one more message from me about this matter, that's about it.