NO sense of humor, those academic programmers. I liked the ATEX response much more better.

I do not think so! MatLab,which serves the purpose of academicians, gives most stupid answers to the question `why'. Here are some:

The computer did it.
Some not very bald very rich system manager wanted it.
To fool the smart and smart programmer.
Why not?
You insisted on it.
A system manager obeyed the not very tall mathematician.
It is be obvious.
It is beyond the scope of this discussion.

The best one I have found: `R.T.F.M.'

Here is the reply one gets for `mailstat', a Linux command. `Most people don't type their own logfiles; but, what do I care?'

Manoj.

Bangalore India
12°58' N, 77°39' E

http://www.geocities.com/kummini/index.html

Bangalore India
12°58' N, 77°39' E

http://www.geocities.com/kummini/index.html