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From: ghosh@hubcap.UUCP (Amitava Ghosh)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.dec,comp.os.vms
Subject: difference between vax floating point representation and IEEE
Keywords: IEEE vax floating
Message-ID: <2256@hubcap.UUCP>
Date: 21 Jul 88 18:39:33 GMT
Organization: Clemson University, Clemson, SC
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does anyone know what the difference is between the IEEE floating
point representation and the way the VAX stores numbers. If so
how does one convert from one format to the other.  
thanks in advance.

Amitava Ghosh       ghosh@clemson.bitnet
                    ghosh@prism.clemson.edu