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|    dxf to albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl    |
|    Re: FP number syntax    |
|    03 Jan 25 14:35:13    |
      From: dxforth@gmail.com              On 3/01/2025 1:07 am, albert@spenarnc.xs4all.nl wrote:       > ...       > Chuck Moore, as soon as 32 bits computers came on the scene,       > proposed to ditch double numbers altogether.       > I have made an educative forth (yourforth) similar to jonesforth.       > There I could avoid the complication of double numbers.       >       > P.S. I like double precision 64 bit numbers, but I like number theory.              Well, I consider mixed-math to be genius :) Was it a Forth first -       or it pre-existed in some language/system?              --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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