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From: Janis Papanagnou <janis_papanagnou+ng@hotmail.com>
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Subject: Re: "A diagram of C23 basic types"
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2025 20:48:23 +0200
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On 27.06.2025 13:52, Michael S wrote:
> On Thu, 26 Jun 2025 21:09:37 GMT
> scott@slp53.sl.home (Scott Lurndal) wrote:
>> [..]
> 
> For fix point, anything "decimal" is even less useful than in floating
> point. I can't find any good explanation for use of "decimal" things in
> some early computers [...]

If not already obvious from the hints given in this thread you can
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Janis