> >         I don't know why you'd say impossible, other earlier HLL's were
> > doing that
> > sort of thing without even the mention of a pointer. Pointers may make
> > things easier to do (at least in some people's eyes), but not
> having them
> > doesn't preclude having certain features. TTYL
> >
> The pointers may not have been mentioned per se, but they are
> being used.  I
> challenge anyone to write string handling routines that do not
> use pointers,
> either explicitly or implicitly.  Even a PIC accessing program
> memory using
> RETLW is a form of pointer operation.

        Ahh, you are broadening what "pointer" refers to. Even a stack can be
considered a pointer in your case. TTYL

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