Tim Hewitt wrote:
> What were the API folks at Palm thinking when they left this out? That floating
> point numbers were not interesting? They would not have to be displayed if they
> were used in a program? The world is full of integers?
>
In defense of Palm, please remember that original OS was running on a 128K, 68000
device.
Supporting every nuance of printf has significant overhead for a CPU of this speed.
This
is why all the Unix <stdio.h> is not in the API.
Remember, "The only thing worse than a Palm user expecting speed as a Pentium is a
developer that expects the compatibility of a Sun workstation."!
Steve
