so much for smart computers.
08-25-2005, 08:16 PM
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thats right im a NOOB!
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so much for smart computers.
ya so i got bored so i started playing with my girlfriends computer calculator and after hitting = enough times it came up with this(pic below). if you cant read it, it says: the requested operation may take a very long time to complete. do you want to let the calculation continue or stop the operation now? i thought computers could do anything until today.:thinking: also can anyone explain that (e) in that number there.
and let me know if your computer does the same thing.:crazyr:
[img]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Owner/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/what.JPG[/img]
and let me know if your computer does the same thing.:crazyr:
[img]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Owner/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/what.JPG[/img]
08-25-2005, 08:18 PM
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thats right im a NOOB!
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Originally Posted by 89civicSiR
ya so i got bored so i started playing with my girlfriends computer calculator and after hitting = enough times it came up with this(pic below). if you cant read it, it says: the requested operation may take a very long time to complete. do you want to let the calculation continue or stop the operation now? i thought computers could do anything until today.:thinking: also can anyone explain that (e) in that number there.
and let me know if your computer does the same thing.:crazyr:
[img]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Owner/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/what.JPG[/img]
and let me know if your computer does the same thing.:crazyr:
[img]file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/Owner/My%20Documents/My%20Pictures/what.JPG[/img]
you dumbass you cant even get the pic to show up right
08-25-2005, 08:27 PM
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it's becuase a computer always uses brute force unless it's programmed to notice a certain calculation.
when it need to go through 90 thousand claculations to get your answer it may take a while (a 3 ghz cpu should tak about 30 seconds?) and that e signifies how many digitis it cant show, jsut think of it like there are that many 0's behind the number it actually shows
when it need to go through 90 thousand claculations to get your answer it may take a while (a 3 ghz cpu should tak about 30 seconds?) and that e signifies how many digitis it cant show, jsut think of it like there are that many 0's behind the number it actually shows
