Re: serial
>>> "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 ;) 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 Paul Paul watson wrote: > > >>>> "Obnoxio The Clown" <obnoxio@hotmail.com> 08/10/99 09:32AM >>> > >From: "Paul watson" <watsop@russellcorp.co.uk> > >> > >>RTFM, 2Gig > > > >Guess who didn't get it all this morning... :-) > > Yeah but it was posted yesterday, may be it was a premonition :-)) > > >2^32 - 1 (I'm buggered if I can remember the exact number and I couldn't be > >arsed work it out... :-) > > If remembering the exact number means I get buggered I'm happy not to remember:-) > > Any way typical consultant, types "2^32 -1 " instead of "2^31" - getting paid by the letter now are we:-)) > > Paul Watson > WF Software Ltd > Tel: +44 1436 674729 > Fax: +44 1436 678729 > www.wfsoftware.com/informix > # If you broke it, hide the evidence > > ********************************************************************** > This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they > are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify > the system manager. > > This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by > MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. > > www.mimesweeper.com > ********************************************************************** ********************************************************************** This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com **********************************************************************