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From: scott@bbxsda.UUCP (Scott Amspoker)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.misc,comp.arch
Subject: Re: Fast conversions, another urban myth?
Message-ID: <164@bbxsda.UUCP>
Date: 24 Sep 89 21:00:32 GMT
References: <832@dms.UUCP> <688@UALTAVM.BITNET> <9dAz02zs58y201@amdahl.uts.amdahl.com> <27935@winchester.mips.COM> <136@bbxsda.UUCP> <1989Sep22.201906.10618@utzoo.uucp>
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In article <1989Sep22.201906.10618@utzoo.uucp> henry@utzoo.uucp (Henry Spencer) writes:
>Can you explain why binary integer arithmetic is less accurate than
>decimal integer arithmetic for your applications?

I was refering to decimal floating point as opposed to binary floating
point.  Integers never entered into the discussion at all.  I have no
idea why somebody would use decimal integers instead of binary integers.


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Scott Amspoker
Basis International, Albuquerque, NM
(505) 345-5232