From: Mr Magpie Date: 2007-04-30T13:25:55+09:00 Subject: Re: Why is 0x7FFFFFFF Bignum and not Fixnum ? > Because 0x40000000 is either the sign bit or the magic flag. 0x80000000 would be the sign bit. What is this "magic flag" that seems to be occupying 0x40000000 ? -- Posted via http://www.ruby-forum.com/.