* Mark J. Reed <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> [2008-06-26 20:20]: > On Thu, Jun 26, 2008 at 1:31 PM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Most financial institutions don't use float, rational or > > fixed point, they just keep integer pennies. > > I'm not so sure about that. There are lots of financial > transactions that deal in sub-$0.01 fractions: taxes, currency > conversion, brokerage stuff...
They use decimal fixed point math where necessary. Regards, -- Aristotle Pagaltzis // <http://plasmasturm.org/>
