In attempting to carry out similar calculations and convert to years, Matlab keeps returning "infinity" as the answer. So I guess that solves it! ----- Original Message ----- From: "William Chops Westfield" To: Sent: Friday, June 25, 2004 6:28 AM Subject: Re: [OT] : Challenging...(another thought) > Let's be nicer and use a 256x256 display ("poor" TV quality) with > 8 bits of color (256 values.) > > That's "only" 256^65536 possible combinations. > > There are about 10^79 electrons, atoms, and neutrons in the universe. > > BillW > > -- > http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: > [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads -- http://www.piclist.com hint: PICList Posts must start with ONE topic: [PIC]:,[SX]:,[AVR]: ->uP ONLY! [EE]:,[OT]: ->Other [BUY]:,[AD]: ->Ads