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rpg400-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxx wrote: > 11. RE: Strange result with exponents... (jt) > > And if you >think biz programmers Should be as familiar as you are with FP, then you are >mistaken. When I do arithmetic I want a correct result, not an estimate via >FP. OTOH, in all my years, I can't recall needing 16 digits of accuracy in any business application. But then, the biggest applications have only been in a five-year stint with a Dow-Jones 30 Industrials firm and a six-year stint with a state government department dealing with reporting to the federal government... Tom Liotta -- Tom Liotta The PowerTech Group, Inc. 19426 68th Avenue South Kent, WA 98032 Phone 253-872-7788 x313 Fax 253-872-7904 http://www.powertech.com __________________________________________________________________ Introducing the New Netscape Internet Service. Only $9.95 a month -- Sign up today at http://isp.netscape.com/register Netscape. Just the Net You Need.
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