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   Paul Rubin to dxf   
   Re: Numeric string output - conspicuousl   
   30 Apr 24 20:37:50   
   
   From: no.email@nospam.invalid   
      
   dxf  writes:   
   >> Moore hated double precision.   
   > From his ANS exit speech?   
      
   Yeah I'm puzzled too.  I remember hearing someplace that m*/ was one of   
   his prouder creations.  It requires a triple precision intermediate   
   product, so it is hard to implement in C.   
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