> close, but no cigar. Addres arithmetic wraps. > And if you wrap nearly all the way around, you effectively > end up with an address slightly lower than the starting point. > To my mind, this is *effectively* subtraction, even when > *technicall* the processor performed addition. > > If you walk forward around the globe and stop 10 meters short > of your starting point, the net result is the same as going > back 10 meters. I'm sorry - it's as ugly (or beautiful) as it is.
But you can only walk 4095 meters, can't you? Way short of the circumference of the globe. Fred! ----------------------------------------------------------------- ATTENTION: The information in this electronic mail message is private and confidential, and only intended for the addressee. Should you receive this message by mistake, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, reproduction, distribution or use of this message is strictly prohibited. Please inform the sender by reply transmission and delete the message without copying or opening it. Messages and attachments are scanned for all viruses known. If this message contains password-protected attachments, the files have NOT been scanned for viruses by the ING mail domain. Always scan attachments before opening them. -----------------------------------------------------------------
