In article <2024Apr20.182321@mips.complang.tuwien.ac.at>,   
   Anton Ertl  wrote:   
   >albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl writes:   
   >>I cut the same corners with ciforth. However I think this   
   >>cannot be compliant with the IEEE requirement of the standard?   
   >   
   >Which IEEE requirement of which standard?   
      
   The ISO 9x talks about   
      
       64-bit IEEE double-precision number   
       32-bit IEEE double-precision number   
      
   IEEE floating point number as defined in ANSI/IEEE Standard   
   754-1985   
      
   80 bit '87 is not compliant with either of these, I think.   
      
   >- anton   
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