Re: compilation problem with module function interface definition


"glen herrmannsfeldt" <gah@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> James Giles wrote:
>
> Maybe in a few years decimal floating point will get popular, and
> this problem will go away. That is, 1.23 will be exactly 1.23, single
> or double precision. There are people working on an efficient float
> decimal system.
>
One of the first computers I ever saw had sterling (pounds, shillings and
pence) hardware. Maybe there are some blueprints still around!

Regards,

Mike Metcalf


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