On 2005-08-09, Christopher Subich <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Grant Edwards wrote:
>> That would just be sick. I can't imagine anybody on an 8-bit
>> CPU using FP for a phone number.
>
> Nobody on an 8-bit CPU would have a FPU, so I'll guarantee that this is
> done using only 8 or 16-bit (probably 8) integer math.
And I'll guarantee that the difference between 333-3333 and
666-6666 has to be more than 1-bit. There's no way that can be
the correct data unless it's something like an index into a
different table or a pointer or something along those lines.
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