>>>>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.

Hi Sorin, i think this too.

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