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From: chris@basser.SUN (Chris Maltby)
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Subject: Re: i = i * f   vs.  i *= f
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Date: Thu, 26-Apr-84 11:03:18 EDT
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Posted: Thu Apr 26 11:03:18 1984
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>This is the same on 4.2bsd also.  I Thought I would try it on our C
>compiler on our Prime and the results were 
>19
>19
>So it is sort of better, with floats the result was 19.999996 so it was
>almost 20.

Everyone knows that floating point units on PR1ME machines are up the sh*t.
If anyone would like proof of this, I can send you a nice program to run.

Chris Maltby
University of Sydney