On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 at 18:36:25, Dilwyn Jones wrote: (ref: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>)
> >Norman Dunbar wrote: >> We need "The Idiot's Guide to Floating Point Number Theory" I think >! >Eek, I'm scared already... > >Last time Floating Point Theory came up in my case was a few years ago >when my son threw one of my (at the time numerous) calculators down a >toilet...Point was it didn't Float ;-) > >Not quite sure why he did it, he was only about 2 years old at the >time and doesn't remember it now! Ben did a similar thing at about the same age. He proved with a screwdriver that drives are not floppy (8-)# -- QBBS (QL fido BBS 2:252/67) +44(0)1442-828255 tony@<surname>.co.uk http://www.firshman.co.uk Voice: +44(0)1442-828254 Fax: +44(0)1442-828255 TF Services, 29 Longfield Road, TRING, Herts, HP23 4DG