Re: [Phys-l] accurate numerical solution of equations of motion

[ludwik kowalski <kowalskil@mail.montclair.edu>]

On Nov 4, 2009, at 7:40 AM, Rick Tarara wrote:

> In terms of numerical accuracy, TrueBASIC (a compiled version of basic
> straight from the originators--Kemeny & Kurtz) has the following  
> system
> limits:
>
> Accuracy of numbers   16 bits
> Accuracy of Sin, Cos, Tan, Atan, Log, Exp   16 bits
> Smallest positive number Eps(0)    2.2250739e-308
> Largest positive numbe (Maxnum)  1.7976931e+308
> Maximum string length    448Mb
> Maximum dimensions for an array    255
>
> Suspect this should be sufficient for most applications.
>
> For more info see www.TrueBasic.com
>
> Rick (all my software is done with this language--actually is very  
> powerful,
> very good for calculations and you can do high quality animations)

I also liked TrueBASIC very much. Unfortunately, there is no MAC OS X  
version of it. Are they still "working on it" or they gave up?

Ludwik Kowalski, a retired physics teacher
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Also an amateur journalist.

                                            Food for thought:  
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