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From: sambo@ukma.UUCP (Father of micro-ln)
Newsgroups: net.lang,net.lang.f77,net.lang.mod2
Subject: A new language called micro-ln
Message-ID: <2347@ukma.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 31-Oct-85 21:35:58 EST
Article-I.D.: ukma.2347
Posted: Thu Oct 31 21:35:58 1985
Date-Received: Sat, 2-Nov-85 06:06:34 EST
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Organization: U of Kentucky, Mathematical Sciences, Lexington KY
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Keywords: IEEE floating-point standard, modula-2, C
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I have designed a language called micro-ln as part of my thesis.  This
language makes available all the facilities of the IEEE standard for
binary floating-point arithmetic, including precision and rounding modes,
and exception handling.  It borrows features from the C language and
Modula-2.  I have available a reference manual, which is 28 pages long
when processed with troff.  I would appreciate finding out what opinions
you might have about this language.  If you are interested in taking a
look at the manual, let me know.  I don't know if it would be appropriate
to post the reference manual on the net.  If you think I should, let me
know.  Finally, I am writing a compiler for the language.  The target
machine for the compiler will be the IBM PC, since it has a way of adding
a floating-point processor that conforms quite closely to the IEEE stan-
dard.  I don't think I can finish the compiler before finishing the the-
sis, but if there is a lot of genuine interest in the language, this
will provide me greater motivation to get the compiler done.
--
Samuel A. Figueroa, Dept. of CS, Univ. of KY, Lexington, KY  40506-0027
ARPA: ukma!sambo<@ANL-MCS>, or sambo%ukma.uucp@anl-mcs.arpa,
      or even anlams!ukma!sambo@ucbvax.arpa
UUCP: {ucbvax,unmvax,boulder,oddjob}!anlams!ukma!sambo,
      or cbosgd!ukma!sambo

	"Micro-ln is great, if only people would start using it."