| Richard 2004-09-01, 3:55 am |
| Robert Wagner <robert@wagner.net.yourmammaharvests> wrote
>
> It is stored in memory as '0345', if decimal, or 0159, if binary/hex.
> If you multiplied it by 1.23, the result in decimal would look like
> '42435'.
It _might_ look like that, or it might look like '000424'. If the
answer were to be treated as an actual integer it may look like
'00004'.
> The decimal point is used to align receiving fields.
To admit that the result has a decimal point denies that the fields
are integers.
The signs that I see are that you may soon leave here and will
complain, as you did last time you left, that 'everyone quibbles' too
much.
You should realise that we are not 'banging on' against you
personally, but once you have made a statement that is not generally
true you will use what you think is 'superior tactical firepower' to
defend your position rather than attempting to resolve the issue by
clarifying the position.
To say that the digits of 'fixed point numbers' act like those of
integers would be correct, at least in the context of the discussion.
To say that fixed point _are_ integers is incorrect in several ways,
and provably so. To claim that repeatedly after it has been pointed
out as wrong, with documentation to support this, invites broadsides
of counter fire.
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