On Mon, 31 Jul 2006 14:12:15 -0500, Kirk Wolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >Fortunately, there's not too much packed/zoned decimal data on >mainframes any more :-) > I don't agree that it is fortunate. Decimal is the number system used by the vast majority of humanoid life forms, and IMHO binary is a poor substitute. The common decimal number 0.1 converts to binary as the infinite series 0.000110011001100110011001100110011001100110011001100.....
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