<Grin> I believe Jonathan was referring to “NNP-Data-Type-1 Format”, not the old “Network News Transfer Protocol”. Too many acronyms . . . 😊
Peter From: IBM Mainframe Assembler List <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Wednesday, August 2, 2023 12:14 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: How to enter tiny Binary Floating-Point value On 8/2/23 09:52:47, Jonathan Scott wrote: > Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz writes: >> That still leave the question of HLASM syntax for DC. I would >> hope that it's been extended to handle tiny floating point. > > This has not been done so far, as the architects said it should > not be needed, as it was not for general programming purposes. Are there hardware instructions supporting the format? Could it be generated with a library macro? > ... it was primarily for use as a data > format for NNTP input ... Ah, Usenet. I remember it fondly. Does LISTSERV rely on NNTP? > > ... the main things to be resolved would be > what to call the DC type and what type attribute it should have > (given that all upper case letters and some other characters > have already been used). HLASM appears to have made a bad design choice in making the case attribute case-insensitive. -- This message and any attachments are intended only for the use of the addressee and may contain information that is privileged and confidential. If the reader of the message is not the intended recipient or an authorized representative of the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination of this communication is strictly prohibited. If you have received this communication in error, please notify us immediately by e-mail and delete the message and any attachments from your system.
