| COMPVTER | ROMANVS |
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Caesar has proclaimed Compvter Romanvs to be the official calcvlator of the Roman
Empire. Yov now have at yovr disposal the latest in high technology to assist in
all manner of nvmerical problems. Yes, whether yov're bvilding a road, designing an
aqvadvct, or covnting yovr gladiators, Compvter Romanvs will make the job easier. |
| Error Codes |
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From time to time, yov may notice a blinking nvmber in the calcvlator display;
this is an error code cavsed by a barbarian performing an invalid operation.
Here is a table of the error codes along with their meanings: |
| I |
Indicates an overflow condition. An operation has resvlted in a qvantity
greater than the largest nvmber that exists
( ). |
| II |
Indicates an vnderflow condition. An operation has resvlted in a qvantity
smaller than the smallest nvmber that exists (I). |
| III |
Indicates that the vser has entered an invalid seqvence of nvmerals. |
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To clear the error, press the key with the small "c" on it. Repeated errors will
resvlt in the vser being thrown to the lions. |
| Nvmeral Valves |
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The following table gives the valves of the variovs nvmerals. When a bar
appears above a nvmeral, its valve is increased a thovsandfold. |
| Nvmeral | Valve | With Bar |
| I | One | (Invalid) |
| V | Five | Five thovsand |
| X | Ten | Ten thovsand |
| L | Fifty | Fifty thovsand |
| C | One hvndred | One hvndred thovsand |
| D | Five hvndred | Five hvndred thovsand |
| M | One thovsand | One million |
| Nvmeral Syntax |
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Vse the following gvidelines to constrvct and evalvate qvantites expressed in Roman Nvmerals: |
| I |
Generally speaking, smaller nvmerals follow larger nvmerals (see rvle III below).
In svch cases, add vp the valves of the nvmerals to determine the qvantity represented. |
| II |
Nvmerals which are powers of ten (I, X, C, etc.) can be repeated vp to three times
in a row; other nvmerals cannot be repeated. |
| III |
In certain cases, a smaller nvmeral may precede a larger one. Evalvate these expressions
by svbtracting the smaller nvmeral from the larger one. A smaller nvmeral can be placed
before a larger one only if ALL of the following conditions are met: |
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The smaller nvmeral mvst be a power of ten. |
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The smaller nvmeral mvst be either one-fifth or one-tenth the valve of the larger one. |
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The smaller nvmeral mvst either be the first nvmeral in the expression,
or be preceded by a nvmeral of at least ten times its valve. |
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If another nvmeral follows the larger nvmeral, it mvst be smaller than the one that
precedes the larger nvmeral. |
| If yov are overwhelmed by the power and sophistication of Roman nvmerals, Caesar recommends the Virtval Abacvs for your compvting needs. |
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