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Article #1ANSI/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic
From: David Hough
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1985 05:10
Date: Fri, 06 Dec 1985 05:10
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The Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic, ANSI/IEEE Std 754-1985, has been published by ANSI and the IEEE. Copies are available for $8.50 from IEEE Service Center 445 Hoes Lane Piscataway, NJ 08854 (201) 981-0060 The IEEE stock number is SH10166. The IEEE's P754 working group started in 1977; the draft was finally approved by IEEE and ANSI in 1985. Products claiming conformance to various drafts of the standard started to appear around 1980. Persons becoming acquainted with the standard for the first time will find helpful the August 1984 issue of IEEE Micro and the March 1981 issue of IEEE Computer.
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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 alpha 5/22/85; site cbosgd.UUCP Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!watmath!clyde!cbosgd!dgh From: dgh@sun.uucp (David Hough) Newsgroups: mod.std Subject: ANSI/IEEE Standard for Binary Floating-Point Arithmetic Message-ID: <1660@cbosgd.UUCP> Date: Fri, 6-Dec-85 00:10:42 EST Article-I.D.: cbosgd.1660 Posted: Fri Dec 6 00:10:42 1985 Date-Received: Fri, 6-Dec-85 08:07:59 EST Sender: mark@cbosgd.UUCP Organization: AT&T Bell Laboratories, Columbus, Oh Lines: 17 Approved: mark@cbosgd.UUCP