Date: Thu, 6 Jan 2000 21:26:46 -0500 (EST) From: Omachonu Ogali <oogali@intranova.net> To: Jonathon McKitrick <jcm@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org> Cc: Tom Embt <tom@embt.com>, cjclark@home.com, chat@freebsd.org Subject: Re: I will never trust NBC news again! Message-ID: <Pine.BSF.4.10.10001062125110.13732-100000@hydrant.intranova.net> In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.21.0001061418190.66464-100000@dogma.freebsd-uk.eu.org>
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It can't be signed because you then break all dates before the Unix epoch (January 1, 1970 00:00:00 UTC) Omachonu Ogali Intranova Networking Group On Thu, 6 Jan 2000, Jonathon McKitrick wrote: > > >BTW, I *think* it would be 2^31-1 not 2^31. For example, doesn't a char > >store values from -128 to 127 ? > > Only if it's treated as a signed value. If it is unsigned, then the extra > bit can be used for value storage. > > signed int: -128 127 > unsigned: 0 255 > > -=> jm <=- > > > > > > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org > with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message > To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-chat" in the body of the message
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