/* Example Countdown 2 (improved Countdown 1)
   Peter Brusilovsky 9/12/00 
   Primary objective: practicing simple while loop with countdown control 
   Secondary objective: using #define
*/

#include <stdio.h>
#define HOW_MANY 5

void main()
{
	int counter = HOW_MANY; /* setting the counter */
		
	printf("Start counting...\n");
	
	while (counter) 
		printf("%d\n" , counter--);
			
	printf("Fire!\n");
}