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In a message dated 99-03-11 11:45:17 EST, m-mart@xxxxxx writes:
> It turns out that 131071 is 2^17 - 1, i.e, this is the maximum number that
> can be represented in 17 bits of binary data. More than likely the data
> feed vendor has allocated 17 bits to transmit the price data and now the
> price has exceeded the maximum value allowed. It looks like it might be
> time for some major updates to their data feed software. And then there's
> Y2K...
Fascinating. BMI hasn't had a problem all morning.
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