Re: LZ: Re:Need algorithmic help!!!


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Re: LZ: Re:Need algorithmic help!!!



Marty Williams wrote:
> 
> I need some help understanding part of the link protocol for the TI-85.  Any
> help would be gratefully appreciated.
> 
> I'll use the information in the Link-protocol Document as the reference for
> my question.
> 
> I am trying to understand how a real number variable is packet ed into the
> message packet.  In the doc the variable sent is  Pi.  As you look at the
> actual bytes being transmitted, you can see the numbers for Pi.  These
> numbers are hex numbers and the check sum is calculated with the hex value.
> How does this 3.145926d, get converted to 31 41 59 26h.  And then when you
> receive this, how is it converted back to a decimal value?
The format of the floating point numbers used on the ti85 includes the
digits
written in BCD, which is what you see as a hex number. 


PI = 0000FC3141592659890000


MHA has released a document expaning the format of the .85N files, and
it 
axplains this too.


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Dines Justesen
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       c958362@student.dtu.dk
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