Re: Evil Conspiracy!

["Sir Cain" <rcain3@mindspring.com>]

I used to use strings and the VAL function to do math, because it would
eliminate the problems with carry over (like the 49.000001 thing).  Slows
things down a bit, but it was more accurate. :)


"Jeff Blakeney" <CUTjblakeney@sympatico.ca> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 17 Jan 2002 04:29:56 +0100, Linards Ticmanis
> <ticmanis@coli.uni-sb.de> wrote:
>
> >Did you know Microsoft was infested by the secret order of the
> >Illuminati when they made Applesoft BASIC?
> >
> >Try PRINT 23+"23"+-23 for a proof! It should "work" in any
> >Applesoft-Equipped Apple II. Only the Original II is free from this
> >infectious pest.
>
> Under KEGS32 it seems to lock up the machine.  I haven't tried it on a
> real Apple II yet so I'm not sure what it is supposed to do.
>
> However, that command should produce a type mismatch error from the
> looks of it, you can't do arithmetic operations with strings.
>
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