Re: A82: Will they do it again? Find out!


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Re: A82: Will they do it again? Find out!




In a message dated 98-08-28 14:22:37 EDT, you write:

> Why do you need each point to be 32 bits? I'm just curious.
>  
>  
>  On Fri, 28 Aug 1998 14:04:41 EDT ADAMMAN106@aol.com writes:
>  >
>  >For anyone who can write a decent routine:
>  >I'm going to be sneaky and propose a contest similar to what others 
>  >have done.
>  >The contest will be to make a routine that computes the angle of a 
>  >line, given
>  >its 4 16-bit coordinates (each point is 32 bits).  Input should be 
>  >(hl,ix) and
>  >(de,bc) or similar, whatever is most convenient.  The routine can be 
>  >as big as
>  >it wants to be, but it must be fast.  It may use tables if necessary.  
>  >Speed
>  >over space.
>  >The contest will be closed Sunday (but Monday will be fine)
>  >Thank you, and good luck :-)
>  >
>  >~Adamman
>  >

so I can have a (0-65535,0-65535) coordinate system

~Adamman