>>>>> "Per" == Per Bothner <per@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes: Per> There is prior art for "arithmetic-shift". Kawa proves both. Per> I seem to remember getting the name "arithmetic-shift" from some Per> other Scheme implementation. Scheme 48 has ARITHMETIC-SHIFT. -- Cheers =8-} Mike Friede, Völkerverständigung und überhaupt blabla