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The question in question :-) is to do with the .orig.c files restored in
commit 2ba12ecc3c. This seems like a
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There are none. There was no IOCCC in those years.
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## Q: What are the .orig.c files in the directories in winning entries ?
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Due to the fact that the original code has sometimes had to change these files
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are the original winning entry or as close to as possible to the original that
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we can find.
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## Q: Why don't you publish non-winners?
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Because the publication on the IOCCC site **_IS_**
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BTW: in this case it's a slight fix and improvement to our original suggested
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code:
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main(){int i=512;do write(1," :-)\b\b\b\b",9),usleep(i);while(--i);}
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```c
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main(){int i=512;do write(1," :-)\b\b\b\b",9),usleep(i);while(--i);}
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```
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BTW: is there such a thing as too fast a CPU ? :-) actually yes for certain code
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which is probably not as uncommon as you think :-) ).
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BTW: This posting was made back in the days when AT&T was the evil giant.
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Now, Microsoft makes AT&T look mild and kind in comparison. :-( (IMHO) ).
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BTW: See the story about the '[Bill Gates](/1993/mills/mills.hint)' award. :-)
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BTW: See the story about the '[Bill Gates](/1993/mills/README.md)' award. :-)
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OK, back to the story.
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