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  • C Caslen

    Like I said - try doing the calculation yourself, in binary (if you can manage it), and see if you get the right answer. oh and your attempt at an insult? Pathetic :)

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    Jake Barney
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    So if the code to compute in binary is sound, then there can't possibly be anything wrong with the decimal side of the coding? Wow, you must have dozens of ready replies to throw off your clients. 'Well, I understand the Print under the main menu is not working but if you'll hit your print screen key and paste that into Paint, and then print from there, you'll see the printing routines are working spot on.'

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    • J Jake Barney

      So if the code to compute in binary is sound, then there can't possibly be anything wrong with the decimal side of the coding? Wow, you must have dozens of ready replies to throw off your clients. 'Well, I understand the Print under the main menu is not working but if you'll hit your print screen key and paste that into Paint, and then print from there, you'll see the printing routines are working spot on.'

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      Caslen
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      Ahh, you still don't get it so you try the insults again - maybe when you complete Computing 101 you might understand. Good luck!

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      • C Caslen

        Not quite sure what this proves but I hope you had fun doing it! :laugh:

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        Caslen wrote:

        Not quite sure what this proves but I hope you had fun doing it!

        This was just e fast test how accurate the .NET framework is, and it proved that it is possible (by M$) to do the right calculations. It is a stupid design bug in Calc. Also, when I buy a calculator I want to get the exact calculation and not an approximation. Well, I see... there is no sens to talk anymore about that.

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        • H Hiren solanki

          Follow the procedure click '4' click 'sqrt' click '-'(Minus sign) click '2' Answer should be 0 But It comes back with '-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39' answer ;P [Edit] Tested with XP and Seven _[/More Edit] Windows Server 2008 R2 comes same with yet another answer '-1.068281969439142e-19' _[/More Edit] [/Edit]

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          modified on Monday, November 1, 2010 7:00 AM

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          Hiren Solanki wrote:

          Follow the procedure click '4' click 'sqrt' click '-'(Minus sign) click '2' Answer should be 0 But It comes back with '-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39' answer [Edit] Tested with XP and Seven _[/More Edit] Windows Server 2008 R2 comes same with yet another answer '-1.068281969439142e-19' _[/More Edit] [/Edit]

          Windows XP calculator also gives '-8.1648465955514287168521180122928e-39' answer. Long term bug I guess!

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