Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!ames!hc!lanl!opus!ksitze From: ksitze@nmsu.edu (Kevin Sitze) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Bug in LSP arithmetic Message-ID: Date: 23 May 89 13:55:26 GMT References: <113@rigel.bucknell.edu> Sender: news@nmsu.edu Followup-To: comp.sys.mac Organization: NMSU Computer Science Lines: 23 In-reply-to: ksitze@nmsu.edu's message of 23 May 89 13:12:38 GMT I write: >accuracy of only _6_ digits. Anything else you see is affected by >remaining bit patterns in the real number that may or may not be >accurate. When a*a is used in the observe window, LSP converts the Uh, must be early still... Wanted to say: Anything else you see is affected by remander bit patterns in the real number that may or may not be accurate. (During string to number conversions SANE does some multiplications, etc) -- ------------------------------------+------------------------------- From the Macintosh of: Kevin Sitze | Disclamer: Who the heck needs | a disclamer? After all, Dan EMail: ksitze%NMSU.edu | Quayle doesn't. SMail: 601 S. Melendres +------------------------------- Las Cruces, NM 88005 | "We have the answers, the ------------------------------------+ trouble lies in finding the "The difference between intelligence| questions..." and stupidity is that intelligence | "The information is there, has a limit." - anonymous | finding it is another story." The dolt confuses you -- more -- | - Any consultant ------------------------------------+-------------------------------