/*
 * Without using anything but the calculator hanging off your belt,
 * your VI quick reference card, and the LCD alarm chronograph
 * mechanical pencil in your plastic pocket reinforce-omatic, describe
 * in minute detail the output of this program. Expound in depth on
 * the cultural and historical traditions behind every race condition
 * involved, including insightful commentary on the personality quirks
 * and religious practices of the parties responsible for each kernel
 * bug you refer to in your explanation. Make sure to mention every
 * operating system release in which your comments apply. Be concise
 * and to the point. You may not blame it on the compiler. For extra
 * credit, replace the fork() with vfork().
 *
 *	-Don
 */

#include <stdio.h>

main()
{
  printf("%d\n", foo() + (foo()<<1) + (foo()<<2) + (foo()<<3));
}

foo()
{
  return(fork() ? 1 : 0);
}

Date: Sun, 1 Feb 87 21:37:25 PST
From: fair@ucbarpa.berkeley.edu (Erik E. Fair)
To: don@brillig.umd.edu
Subject: Re:  Essay question
Cc: Hackers_Guild@ucbvax.berkeley.edu

Erik