Folks,

I have seen the term "bit-identical" mentioned many times on this 
list.
Sorry for that, I suppose, newbie question, but could someone 
elaborate more on the topic 

> - "bit-identical" on a range of platforms, even PDA

mentioned in the Yanni's message?
TIA,

Antonio Barros
Center of Informatics
Federal University of Pernambuco
Brazil