1. RE:bcd
- Posted by a.tammer at hetnet.nl
Apr 14, 2002
Hi Kat,Pete,Chris,Euman
(For courtesy I did put you first Kat), Pete is closest with the idea of storage
and representation of the coded stuff, but I manage to cramp 9 coded digits into
a 32-bits space. Yet Euman isn't far beside the fact with his message `that
should be shot` as well.
My system would store results almost exactly as Pete supposed, but I would
create an E(xtended)FP notation for the final result, Exponent in the first
integer, and up to max. 9 bytes in each following integer.
For calculation I intend to Xplode these to: 1 exponent_integer and
(N-1)*9+(1...9) integers, then performing the INTEGERcalculations on my
sequences. So all arithmetics would be integer-based, yet giv decimal final
results. Thus I profit from the greater speed of integer-calc in EU.
I leave you the enigma of how to store 9 nibbles in 32 bits. It has to do with
free-dimensional looks at matters.
antoine
