64-bit Unsigned Integers
The Micromite supports 64-bit signed integers. This means that there are 63 bits for holding the number and
one bit (the most significant bit) which is used to indicate the sign (positive or negative). However it is
possible to use full 64-bit unsigned numbers as long as you do not do any arithmetic on the numbers.
64-bit unsigned numbers can be created using the &H, &O or &B prefixes to a number and these numbers can
be stored in an integer variable. You then have a limited range of operations that you can perform on these
numbers. They are << (shift left), >> (shift right), AND (bitwise and), OR (bitwise or), XOR (bitwise
exclusive or), = (equal to) and <> (not equal to). Arithmetic operators such as +, -, etc may be confused by a
64-bit unsigned number and could return nonsense results.
To display 64-bit unsigned numbers you should use the HEX$(), OCT$() or BIN$() functions.
For example, the following 64-bit unsigned operation will return the expected results:
X% = &HFFFF0000FFFF0044
Y% = &H800FFFFFFFFFFFFF
X% = X% AND Y%
PRINT HEX$(X%, 16)
Will display "800F0000FFFF0044

SHIFT OPERATORS
These operate in a special way. << means that the value returned
will be the value of x shifted by y bits to the left while >> means the
same only right shifted. They are integer functions and any bits
shifted off are discarded and any bits introduced are set to zero.