Date: Thu, 27 Apr 2000 11:53:41 -0600 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: wc.bulte@chello.nl Cc: Bill Fumerola <billf@chc-chimes.com>, Dan Nelson <dnelson@emsphone.com>, Sheldon Hearn <sheldonh@uunet.co.za>, Brooks Davis <brooks@one-eyed-alien.net>, Nate Lawson <nate@elite.net>, freebsd-hackers@FreeBSD.ORG, freebsd-ports@FreeBSD.ORG, davidm@hpl.hp.com Subject: Re: floating point exceptions Message-ID: <39087EA5.34E6F2D2@softweyr.com> References: <20000425000523.A17224@orion.ac.hmc.edu> <24238.956752200@axl.ops.uunet.co.za> <20000426110345.A13173@dan.emsphone.com> <20000426121651.M40387@jade.chc-chimes.com> <20000426192254.E1021@yedi.wbnet>
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Wilko Bulte wrote:
>
> On Wed, Apr 26, 2000 at 12:16:51PM -0400, Bill Fumerola wrote:
> > On Wed, Apr 26, 2000 at 11:03:45AM -0500, Dan Nelson wrote:
> >
> > > Why should we treat (1.0/0.0) any differently from (1/0)?
> >
> > Because Linux has the uncanny ability to both divide by zero and produce
> > the shittiest coders the world has ever seen.
>
> Which brings me to the inevitable question: 'can NT divide by zero' ? ;-)
No, at least not in US Navy installations. It also cannot recover from
divide by zero errors, leading a brand new US warship to be towed in
from sea trials.
The NT-powered nuclear navy. Be afraid. Be very afraid.
--
"Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"
Wes Peters Softweyr LLC
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