But surely this is only true if it was originally hewn from the tree of
knowledge

Steve..

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Subject: Re: [PIC]: how to compare to numbers

> Where is the carry bit and the z flag on an abacus situated and what
is
> the command to test these prior to branching ??? or does this result
> stack underflow and premature program termination ????

I think the carry bits are in the small partition, and the branching
occurs because an abacus should be made out of wood.  :)

I assume the z flag is stored in the state of the entire abacus as the
beginning state.
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