From: Tom Binford

Subject:

Date: 1997-6-28 20:48


Wizards:

I define two binary 32 bit numbers, perform a logical operation on
them, then assign that to an array with element-type (unsigned-byte 32).  
Is a 32 bit binary number not a fixnum?  Is it only an array
with element-type bit?  That would introduce a lot of wasted 
computation.




Break:  bpa main b bp 111111110000000000000000000000  (in binary format ~B)
[1c] IMAGE-MODEL(61): bp
1069547520

Break:  bpa main c bu 111111110000000000000000000 
[1c] IMAGE-MODEL(63): bu
133693440


[1c] IMAGE-MODEL(65): (LOGANDC1 bu bp)
939524096

[1c] IMAGE-MODEL(66): bpu
#<non-lisp object @ #x9e472>

[1c] IMAGE-MODEL(67): (= bpu 0)
Error: EXCL::=_2OP: `#<non-lisp object @ #x9e472>' is not of the expected type
       `NUMBER'
  [condition type: TYPE-ERROR]