Re: Ti-86 Bug?

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Re: Ti-86 Bug?

On 23 Dec 1998 18:58:13 GMT, stl137@aol.com (STL137) wrote:

><<No, it would be the 85 STL would reccomend, due to it's ability to do
>"massive number crunching".  >>
>You guys know me too well.
>Anyways, TIs (all of them) have a built-in floating-point limit of 14 or so
>digits. Even the blessed 92+ isn't immune. It has near-arbitrary integer
>precision (614 digits, baby! YEAH!) but a 14-digit floating-point limit.
>Usually it's never a problem, but there are a few applications in which that
>teensy error can affect a calculation massively. Fortunately, I haven't had to
>do any of those applications.

So what?  Any TI calc is still FAR too underpowered to do "massive
number crunching""
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