Hi Bernie and all,
I guess it's a good idea to have a look at the docs for the compiler You
like to use ... :-).
Regards Joerg
On Wed, 25 Jul 2001 19:20:32 +0200, Bernie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Joerg wrote:
>> this is taken from Turbopascal help:
> Sure, but that's for a 16-bit platform.
Joerg wrote:
>this is taken from Turbopascal help:
Sure, but that's for a 16-bit platform. On a 32-bit platform (Free Pascal
for instance?) an Integer would be 32 bits, a ShortInt something (8, 16 or
32) and a LongInt something else (32 or above).
//Bernie
Hi folks,
this is taken from Turbopascal help:
Typ | Range| Size
-++---
Shortint | -128..127| 8 Bit
Integer | -32768..32767 | 16 Bit
Longint |-2147483648..2147483647 | 32 Bit
Byte | 0.
Bernie wrote:
>
> Clarence wrote:
> >Actually there is, if you are intimate with the machine. And it is number
> >system independant since these numbers are just translations of the binary
> >reality. Set your accumulator to zero. All zeros, any length. Subtract one.
> >The result is always all o
Clarence wrote:
>Actually there is, if you are intimate with the machine. And it is number
>system independant since these numbers are just translations of the binary
>reality. Set your accumulator to zero. All zeros, any length. Subtract one.
>The result is always all ones (any length) and the ca
Bernie wrote:
>
> Clarence wrote:
>
> >A number is a number and no matter what name you give to it, it is still
> >the same number of apples:
>
> Not really, how much (in an unsigned integer) is "-1" apple(s)?
Any accountant would tell you -1 apples means you owe him one. ;-)
> This
> depends
Clarence wrote:
No need to look for it BTW, this was written off-list. I guess you don't
mind if I take what I want from a lengthy mail and take it on-list for my
own purposes do you Clarence?
>A number is a number and no matter what name you give to it, it is still
>the same number of apples:
