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Tim Schmielau <tim@physik3.uni-rostock.de> wrote:
>On Thu, 20 Mar 2003, Richard B. Johnson wrote:
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>> unsigned long amount = 0L;
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>try 'volatile' to get the deviation down...

.. and try "long long" to avoid an overrun.

	Bernd
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