Re: A86: Re: Unused data in MS byte of argument
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Re: A86: Re: Unused data in MS byte of argument
what to be nitpicky, eh? :)
well, then that's 256, not 265 and there are times when they take more
than two bytes. they don't REQUIRE more than two bytes, but they can
take more
-josh
On Wed, 6 Jan 1999 00:16:26 -0800 (PST) David Thomas <david_hd@yahoo.com>
writes:
>
>> 1 byte is only 8 bits, and 8 bits only has 256 possible
>combinations, which
>> means that it can only go to 255 (zero counts). Any number larger
>than 255
>> cannot be stored in a byte. (For you nitpickers, this is assuming
>you're
>> counting by ones. :) Therefore, numbers between 265 and 65535 take
>up at least
>> two bytes.
>
>Any numbers between 265 and 65535 will take up EXACTLY two bytes...
>(We nitpickers will prevail!!!)
>
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