On 3/29/06, Mark Lanctot <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > OT: I see the 65 535 number a lot when computers screw up. For > example, my very old printer driver always thinks print jobs are 65 535 > pages long (thankfully it doesn't actually use that many pages!) This is > also the maximum number of rows in Excel. I'm thinking it's the maximum > number that can be calculated at a certain bit depth?
Yep. 8 bits: 0-255, or -128-127 16 bits: 0-65535, or -32768-32767 32 bits: 0 to approx. 4 billion, or -2 billion to 2 billion 64 bits: a whole bunch :) - Jacob _______________________________________________ Discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/discuss
