Tim Attwood <tim### [at] comcastnet> wrote:
> 1. divide the list into manageable sub-lists (pages)
> 2. add up the sub-lists and get sub-totals
> 3. add up the sub-totals and get the sum of the list

> vrs

> 1. 0 for an empty list
> 2. number for a list with 1 number
> 3. number+number for a list with 2 numbers
> 4. sum of the first half of list + sum of the second half of list,
>    for a list with at least 3 numbers. 

  I think those require random access, which is not available for linked
lists.

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                                                          - Warp

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