14 Aug
2007
14 Aug
'07
2:21 p.m.
Jonathan Sauer wrote:
Hello,
BTW: Why is it possible to have 268435456 (2^28) catcode tables? That strikes me, more than 65536 registers, as nearly unlimited. Why not "only" 65536, especially since one would likely run out of memory long before exhausting this amount?
The question should be: why only 65536 registers instead of 2^28. The answer: there are not enough hours in a day. Best wishes, Taco