Re: [ql-users] Sbasic and numbers

[Tony Firshman]

On  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 at 17:44:27, Claude Mourier 00 wrote:
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De : Tony Firshman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Envoye : lundi 10 mars 2003 17:32
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Objet : Re: [ql-users] Sbasic and numbers


On  Mon, 10 Mar 2003 at 15:45:29, Claude Mourier 00 wrote:
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Marcel gives already the right (and only ?) answer : always use integer
representation for number then convert them with IDEC$/FDEC$.
Sad method as this slow down a lot the process.
This is no good for QDOS - it does not use integers.
It 'says' it does, but works with FP internally.
ie it converts integers to FP, works with that and then converts back -
ie integer arithmetic will be slow and unreliable.
Minerva was the first to introduce 'real' integers, followed by SMSQ.



?
I never notice a problem as far as there is no more than 9 digits envolved
... except it's slow
Exactly - and it is not actually using integers at all. It is converting 
into floating point internally.
Integers are really not used by QDOS - in calculations certainly.
Lau ought to chip in here with the definitive statement.

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