Gil -- same here...but I don't get hung up on semantics..I translate flag/sign when speaking in assembler-ese.......
Regards, Scott Ford Senior Systems Engineer [p] 678.266.3399 x304 [m] 609-346-0399 identityforge.com This message is for the designated recipient only and may contain privileged, proprietary, or otherwise private information. If you have received it in error, please notify the sender immediately or let us know at [EMAIL PROTECTED] or [EMAIL PROTECTED], and then delete the original. Any other use of the email by you is prohibited. -----Original Message----- From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Paul Gilmartin Sent: Tuesday, October 21, 2008 4:25 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Addressing Scheme with 64 vs 63 bits On Tue, 21 Oct 2008 15:38:56 -0400, J R wrote: >Right, but I think it's fairly clear that they >were both talking about the same thing. > ... and I chose the term simply because I can never remember which systems number bits left-to-right, and which right to left, or start with 0, or start with 1. And I think the IBM 704 didn't even number the sign bit -- it was simply "S", and didn't (sometimes) participate in shift instructions. >> Date: Tue, 21 Oct 2008 14:16:43 -0500 >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> >"Nope"? Where do you perceive us to be in disagreement? >> >... >> >> There's a slight semantic difference. "Sign" vs. "flag". Two different >> uses of the same high order bit, neither of which is compatable with >> a 32 bit address. -- gil ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: GET IBM-MAIN INFO Search the archives at http://bama.ua.edu/archives/ibm-main.html
