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Gordon -
Thanks for the feeback. (1) I have not thrown away the generator string
idea. I refer you back to my previous post. (2a) Any such probability
table is an estimate to begin with. Read about Shannon's work if you
are curious. (2b) You certainly could tell me which 20k was used, but
that would not invalidate the estimate. (2c) Maybe I want an estimate
of nineteenth-century English as written by Herman Melville. Shannon
himself analyzed James Joyce. (3) I said I have a firm grasp of Icon
and I mean it. I've worked in enough different languages to know when
I've "caught the paradigm." I did not say I am an expert in Icon. I do
say, however, that I am my own judge of when a paradigm fits a problem.
Your comments are appreciated.
Mark