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[REBOL] Re: SKIP with *very* large values

From: greggirwin:mindspring at: 16-May-2002 10:49

Carl and Tom, Thanks for the thoughts. I figured it was wrapping around, but I'm still not clear why. In any case, I don't think it should. << What do you get when you enter just the numbers at the Console? >> The same thing you do. Here's what I get:
>> 99999999999999999999
== 1E+20
>> 999999999999999999999
== 1E+21
>> -99999999999999999
== -1E+17
>> -999999999999999999
== -1E+18 --Gregg