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> Obviously, we can't form a complete list of functions that are NOT
> in the standard.  What we can do is describe things that people seem
> to think are in the standard, but aren't. This would include (off
> the top of my head):
[...]
>   *  Detect the Pentium floating-point bug

This one should be doable - you _can_ program a division, can't you?
(If you are too woried about super-optimizing compilers, you can
read the values to divide from file.). And you can also compare
the result with the expected one.

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is there a function which can tell me how free space left on my hard drive?

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In article <76vdfv$k0b@enews2.newsguy.com>,
  "Jean Philippe JOUX" <joux@isty-info.uvsq.fr> wrote:
> is there a function which can tell me how free space left on my hard drive?

This ought to be in the FAQ.

Obviously, we can't form a complete list of functions that are NOT
in the standard.  What we can do is describe things that people seem
to think are in the standard, but aren't. This would include (off
the top of my head):

  *  How much space left on the hard disk, and is it compressed, etc.
  *  Processor type/speed, how much memory, what type of backplane, etc.
  *  Detect the Pentium floating-point bug
  *  Clear the screen, draw graphics, turn monitor on/off, etc.
  *  Change fonts, get current font, draw bold and/or underline, etc.
  *  Find out screen resolution, color depth, monitor size, etc.
  *  Dial the modem, answer the phone, page the operator, etc.
  *  Start the document scanner
  *  Turn on or off the house lights, etc.
  *  Schedule or cancel a print job or a batch job
  *  Wait for a single key to be pressed, without waiting for ENTER
  *  Turn on or off CAPS LOCK or NUM LOCK
  *  Move the cursor to line X, column Y
  *  Find out where the mouse is, or what buttons are pressed
  *  Play music or other sound files, or start the CD playing
  *  Open or close the CD drawer, or eject a floppy disk
  *  Translate a phrase from one spoken language to another
  *  Send E-Mail
  *  Scan for viruses
  *  Compress or uncompress data
  *  Start the screen saver, or prevent it from running
  *  Compute an error, so sparks fly out like on old "Star Trek" shows
  *  Self-destruct

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AllanW@my-dejanews.com wrote in message <7714k3$mpo$1@nnrp1.dejanews.com>...
>In article <76vdfv$k0b@enews2.newsguy.com>,
>  "Jean Philippe JOUX" <joux@isty-info.uvsq.fr> wrote:
>> is there a function which can tell me how free space left on my hard
drive?
>
>This ought to be in the FAQ.
>
>Obviously, we can't form a complete list of functions that are NOT
>in the standard.  What we can do is describe things that people seem
>to think are in the standard, but aren't. This would include (off
>the top of my head):
>

(snip good suggestions)

We might add something to the FAQ on how to achieve getting green demons to
fly out of your nose ;^>

Greetz,
Martijn
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