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From: dan@rna.UUCP (Dan Ts'o)
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Subject: 4.2BSD and floating point data types
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Date: Mon, 12-Nov-84 22:16:29 EST
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Posted: Mon Nov 12 22:16:29 1984
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Organization: Rockefeller Neurobiology, NYC
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Hi,
	Will someone please give me a quick lowdown on the usage of the
various VAX data types amongst the language subsystems of 4.2BSD UNIX ?
	For example, which languages use F, D floating point formats ?
What does (float) and (double) in C map to, how about FORTRAN ? Who uses
G and H ?
	Thanks.

					Cheers,
					Dan Ts'o
					Dept. Neurobiology
					Rockefeller Univ.
					1230 York Ave.
					NY, NY 10021
					212-570-7671
					...cmcl2!rna!dan