message -> symbol conversion

[Guenter Geiger]

49.TZIt_WrX.604.12  writes:
 > ah, i thought messages were symbols . ;)
 > not so?
 > 

Not really, the objects handle symbols and messages differently.
Normally messages are always "executed" (in the first inlet),
while symbols represent another data type (besides float, e.g.) 

Guenter
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