DickyP Active member Local time Today, 14:39 Joined Apr 2, 2024 Messages 344 Friday at 7:17 PM #21 All in all I just wish Decimal was implemented as BCD as it was in PL/I. Each half bite was a number from 0 to 9.
All in all I just wish Decimal was implemented as BCD as it was in PL/I. Each half bite was a number from 0 to 9.
The_Doc_Man Immoderate Moderator Staff member Local time Today, 08:39 Joined Feb 28, 2001 Messages 29,355 Friday at 9:08 PM #22 DickyP said: All in all I just wish Decimal was implemented as BCD as it was in PL/I. Each half bite was a number from 0 to 9. Click to expand... Ah, yes ... the good old days. And for what it is worth, BCD instructions are still implemented in the Intel architecture.
DickyP said: All in all I just wish Decimal was implemented as BCD as it was in PL/I. Each half bite was a number from 0 to 9. Click to expand... Ah, yes ... the good old days. And for what it is worth, BCD instructions are still implemented in the Intel architecture.