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From: Ted Dennison <dennison@telepath.com>
Subject: Re: Y21C Bug :-)
Date: 2000/01/06
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In article <38738A12.3C5093FC@earthlink.net>,
  Charles Hixson <charleshixsn@earthlink.net> wrote:

> sacrifice a bit of precision.  Say a coverage of 3,000 billion years
> at 260 zeptosecond resolution.  :-)

> (GNAT standard taken from Keith Thompson's response.  Sorry, I
> didn't look this up. zeptoseconds huh?  Hadn't heard about them! )

Didn't you know that when they started running out of good greek and
latin names for metric powers, they started using names of Marx
Brothers? That's what they taught me in engneering school anyway...

Just 8 more bits and you could represent time down to the
harposecond. :-)

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