Re: serial

From: "Martie Parten" <Martie.Parten@SciAtl.COM> > >Anyway, wasn't disputing the value. Only commenting that the way I >learned math (admittedly eons ago), when no parens are *visible*, order >goes from left to right, and in general exponentiation takes precedence >over subtraction. Of course, everyone knows women can't do math. ;) Yes, anybody who's ever seen my wife's chequebook would definitely agree... >Paul watson wrote: > > > > >>> "Martie Parten" <Martie.Parten@SciAtl.COM> 08/10/99 05:02PM >>> > > >PMFJI, but 2^32 -1 is a very different value than 2^31 I guess thats >why we consultants >get paid so much ;) Jeez, you obviously aren't a consultant where I am...or maybe your maths is just bad... :-) > > Depends where the implied paranthesis is I suppose :-)) I always >thought the limit was (2^31) (or 2^(32-1) if you prefer) , ie 2G not 4G Well, it actually spans a 2^32 -1 range, from -2^31 to +2^31 (provided you start it off at -2^31) Picky, picky, picky... :-) ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com