dc Tab Character Input

[Leo de Wit]

In article <16737 at adm.ARPA> WILCOX at nosc-tecr.arpa writes:
>Any reason why the desk calculator program, dc, doesn't accept the
>tab character?  (EUNICE BSD Version 4.3 on VAX-11/785 VMS)  One gets
>the message "11 is unimplemented".

This message just says it. 11 is octal for 9, which is the tab char.
Obviously this key isn't bound to a function in dc, as a quick scan
of the man page confirms.
So your tab is interpreted as a command character (not as white space)
but there's no command bound to it.
Does this answer your question?

                                  Leo.

B.T.W. What does the VMS do in 'VAX-11/785 VMS' ???
Two captains on that ship?