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From: miller@loral.UUCP (David P. Miller)
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Subject: ECLIPSE Floating Point Format
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Date: Mon, 9-Dec-85 18:41:37 EST
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I need some information on the floating point format of the Data General ECLIPSE type 32-bit (MV-10000) Computers. I tried contacting the local Data General 
 office but all they seemed interested in was a P.O. so they could answer my
 question.
 All I'm trying to do is to obtain some hexidecimal notation information in 
 order to generate an algorithm to convert from DG format into IEEE 488. 
 Examples of what the sign bit, mantissa, and exponent for the following data
 would do:

		    0.5 X 2^127            -0.5 X 2^127
		    0.5 X 2^-128           -0.5 X 2^-128

 Does anyone out there in the netland know this information or at least know of
 place where I can obtain it without being gouged and/or waiting six weeks for ?