On Fri, Oct 23, 2015 at 7:41 AM, Jean-Christophe Deschamps <jcd at antichoc.net > wrote:
> AFAICT system 360 machines had BCD in microcode, just like any other basic > datatype. Z is only the renamed survivor of 360/xx and 370/xxx "boxes". > I believe that's true. But only the latest z machines have DFP (Decimal _Floating_ Point) in them. And the OP to which I was replying was talking about decimal values & floating point ?(which has been binary in the past). -- Schrodinger's backup: The condition of any backup is unknown until a restore is attempted. Yoda of Borg, we are. Futile, resistance is, yes. Assimilated, you will be. He's about as useful as a wax frying pan. 10 to the 12th power microphones = 1 Megaphone Maranatha! <>< John McKown
