>>>N(9,6) is a base10 value...
>>
>>stored in a Base2 representation.
>
>Sorin
>
>The physical representation has not meant.
>If you known information theory,
>what counts they are the used symbols,
>and in N(9,6) 10 numerical symbols and two format symbols are used.
>
>In fact the VM of VFP has to convert N(9,6) in a float IEEE
>to be able to use the cpu directly.
>
>Some CPUs IBM (360) of once had instructions
>native to directly effect BCD calculations.
>
>If you read two N() directly ( it is a ASCII string )
>and execute the sum with a routine, digit by digit
>you have a base10 virtual cpu over a base2 cpu.

Fabio,

Thanks for the explanation. Even though I don't think you'll see any adjustments to the VFP arithmetic, I think your observations generate enough controversy to make them interesting.