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Re: What is $MaxNumber on a 64 bit Computer?

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  • Subject: [mg80948] Re: What is $MaxNumber on a 64 bit Computer?
  • From: Jean-Marc Gulliet <jeanmarc.gulliet at gmail.com>
  • Date: Thu, 6 Sep 2007 05:24:53 -0400 (EDT)
  • Organization: The Open University, Milton Keynes, UK
  • References: <fbj22k$n53$1@smc.vnet.net>

Ted Ersek wrote:

> On my 32 bit PC $MaxNumber = 1.440397193981*^323228010
> I wanted to know if any version has a larger $MaxNumber, and I suppose 
> if any computer does it would be a 64 bit machine.

Ted,

What platform are you using? I have got larger limit for my 32 bit system.

PC, 32 bits, architecture x86, Intel Pentium 4 processor with HT 
(Hyper-Threading) technology and Microsoft Windows XP SP2 (Service Pack 
2), Mathematica for Windows versions 5.2 and 6.0.1.

In[1]:= $Version
InputForm[$MaxNumber]

Out[1]= "6.0 for Microsoft Windows (32-bit) (June 19, 2007)"

Out[2]//InputForm=
1.9202246726923565854204690606`15.954589770191005*^646456887

In[1]:=
$Version
InputForm[$MaxNumber]

Out[1]=
5.2 for Microsoft Windows (June 20, 2005)

Out[2]//InputForm=
1.9202246726923565854204690606`15.954589770191005*^646456887

Regards,
-- 
Jean-Marc


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