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From: siegel@endor.harvard.edu (Rich Siegel)
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Subject: Re: Endless inSANEity...
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Date: 21 Jun 89 10:58:53 GMT
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In article <14017@dartvax.Dartmouth.EDU> earleh@eleazar.dartmouth.edu (Earle R. Horton) writes:

>     Well, by storing extended in 80 bits versus 96 bits, you save 16
>bits per floating point quantity.  By storing flags in the high bits of

	You're technicaly correct, but it's a pretty weak reason to have
made the size what it was (if, in fact, that WAS the reason). If you're
that concerned about space, store  your results as single, and use
extendeds for temps (which most compilers do for calculations).

		--R.

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 Rich Siegel
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 Symantec Corporation, Language Products Group
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 I classify myself as a real developer because my desk is hip-deep in
 assembly-language listings and I spend more than 50% of my time in TMON.

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