Post #2085788
2026-04-20 12:15 UTC
Marvellous - what a tiny incremental improvement! Epsilon>0 which is what we like.
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@geoffl @electron_greg
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@geoffl@mastodon.me.uk 2026-04-20 12:51
@EdS @electron_greg Sometimes every clock cycle counts. Although not that often in BASIC.