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On Mon, 21 Jun 2004 02:37:42 -0700, Anthony Nemmer
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> And then by doing
>
>    use integer;
>
> you get 64 bit integer math on a 32 bit microprocessor?  That IS
> interesting.
>
> Tony
>

I don't know how Perl does it... but there several ways to get around
the 32 bit limit on 32 bit processors, it really isn't all that
difficult.  It is a significant performance hit compared to using 32
bit values, but if you need to do it, it really isn't that tough.
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