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From: decot@hpisod2.HP.COM (Dave Decot)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.c
Subject: Re: Breadking 4 billion n
Message-ID: <2550157@hpisod2.HP.COM>
Date: 8 Aug 90 00:58:27 GMT
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Organization: Hewlett Packard, Cupertino
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> Having a hard time breaking the 4 billion decimal mark, has anyone
> done it before. Can you help me?

Certainly:

    unsigned long int n = 3999999999;

    int main(void)
    {
	n++;
	return 0;
    }

> having a hard time seeing the trees through the forest.

Evidently.  Can you be more explicit as to what you are talking about?

Dave Decot