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Subject: Re: C needs BCD
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Date: Fri, 23-Nov-84 06:22:28 EST
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From:     geacc022 (gary e. ansok) @ timevx
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Subject:  Re: C needs BCD
To:       info-c @ BRL-TGR.ARPA
 
][ is possibly a trademark of the Apple people
 
>> 
>>     space
>> 	There are a few cases where BCD actually uses less space than
>> 	simple binary: on most machines, +/-99,999 requires you to go
>> 	from 16 to 32 bits, but it fits in 6 bytes of BCD.
>>
>
>Uh, 6 bytes equals 48 bits on most machines.  
 
    I think he meant 6 nibbles = 3 bytes = 24 bits.
 
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Gary Ansok
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