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From: dan@Apple.COM (Dan Allen)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Checksums
Keywords: checksum, 28, 48
Message-ID: <39816@apple.Apple.COM>
Date: 26 Mar 90 00:14:55 GMT
References: <1990Mar19.203010.14701@csuchico.edu>
Organization: Apple Computer Inc, Cupertino, CA
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In article <1990Mar19.203010.14701@csuchico.edu> lorner@cscihp.UUCP (Lance Orner) writes:
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>I think that it's a neat idea that HP desided to put a checksumming program
>in the 48s.  But does anybody know if they use the same algorythm as the
>trusty checksum that is used for the 28s?  Would the numbers be the same?

The HP-48 checksum is done in hardware, using a CRC algorithm, so the
simple checksum program that has appeared on this network will NOT give
the same results.  The good news is that the CRC version is superior in
speed as well as in its being a good hash function.

Dan Allen