Re: is 0.1 a Float or a ScaledDecimal ?

> > To achieve that,
>
> ... write it as 0.1s1
>
ok, so 0.1 asFraction " (3602879701896397/36028797018963968)" is no problem ;-)

The problem I have is the intention... I think everybody who
writes/enters 0.1 means 1/10... and not a flotting point value...

Float to me is more a "computer" number more than the kind of number I
use and I naively think, it sould be hidden in some ways to the user
by smalltalk..."My instances represent IEEE-754 floating-point
double-precision numbers.  They have about 16 digits of accuracy and
their range is between plus and minus 10^307.").

But I may be wrong and moreover I imagine such a tweak won't be
without any serious consequences on existing codes and
calculations.....

Cédrick

ps: I just hope I'm not introducing too much "trolls" these days... ;-)
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