[Info-vax] DCL Output Parsing, Compatibility, and Terrible User Interfaces

[Jairo Alves]

> This isn't a specific problem, it's a general problem.  Basically, 
> you're not going to ever get any values that require 33 or more bits 
> from system data structures that are limited to 32 bits.


Can't it have a flag for signaling continuation, like an IP packet?

In the lexical function, if it receives back this special bit 
serving as a flag set, ask for the second part and then process
the output before showing the result to the end user.

I imagine something like that could work in a new project, but it
would break retro-compatibility.