[Coco] Calculating large numbers using string functions
K. Pruitt
pruittk at roadrunner.com
Sun Jun 28 22:26:23 EDT 2015
I copied the original text and program listing from the scanned copy of the
magazine and put it in a text file and stuck it on dropbox.
https://www.dropbox.com/s/1dirlkt0g6qzwfl/CoCo%20Multipication.txt?dl=0
And thanks to:
Richard Turk
Overland Park, KS
Wherever you may be 31 years after your contribution to Hot CoCo.
----- Original Message -----
From: "K. Pruitt"
Sent: Sunday, June 28, 2015 12:43 PM
Subject: [Coco] Calculating large numbers using string functions
>A while back a discussion was had here on the list concerning calculating
>file sizes under Basic09.
>
> I found a little file listing in the December 1984 issue of Hot CoCo which
> can multiply large numbers, negative or positive, using the CoCo's
> standard string functions. This method could be easily adapted for use in
> Basic09 to calculate large file sizes.
>
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