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From: jdg@hpqtdla.HP.COM (James Gentles)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.handhelds
Subject: Re: Another 48SX bug?
Message-ID: <1270016@hpqtdla.HP.COM>
Date: 3 May 90 15:12:47 GMT
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>'3*X/3' COLCT
>This should collect things in the expression and give 'X' but it actually
>gives the incorrect result of '.999999999999*X'.
>Is this another bug?

The 28S does this too.
I'll guess it's a precision problem rather than a bug.

James Gentles

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