joel@gould9.UUCP (Joel West) (12/13/85)
In article <100000004@ima.UUCP>, johnl@ima.UUCP writes: > /* Written 6:41 pm Dec 9, 1985 by miller@loral in ima:net.micro */ > > 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. > > Your local DG office must be woefully underinformed. DG has always used > exactly the same floating point format as the IBM 360/370 series, that is > 1-bit sign, 7-bit exponent, and 6 (float) or 14 (double) hex digits of > fraction. The exponent is excess-64, and is powers of 16 not of 2. The 360 > floating point format is well-known if not well-liked. Curiously, the Gould (SEL) machines are the same way. I assume it was not for DG-compatibility. :-) -- Joel West (619) 457-9681 CACI, Inc. Federal, 3344 N. Torrey Pines Ct., La Jolla, CA 92037 {cbosgd,ihnp4,pyramid,sdcsvax,ucla-cs}!gould9!joel gould9!joel@nosc.ARPA