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8 Aug 2024 08:16:29 EDT (-0400)
  Re: Large numbers?  
From: Ron Parker
Date: 10 Apr 2001 11:05:29
Message: <slrn9d689r.48i.ron.parker@fwi.com>
On Tue, 10 Apr 2001 15:57:09 +0100, Scott Hill wrote:
>    A systems floating point numbers may well be 64-bit, but POVs aren't -
>not under Windows, anyhow - take a look at the source - it uses nothing but
>32-bit floats, which according to the MSDN, gives 6-7 sig. digits and a

I suspect you need to look at the source again.  Most important stuff is
declared as DBL, which is a typedef for double.  On x86en, that's 64 bits.
The only things I can think of that are floats are color components, which 
don't need 64 bits of resolution anyway.

-- 
Ron Parker   http://www2.fwi.com/~parkerr/traces.html
My opinions.  Mine.  Not anyone else's.


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