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When entering data in:
the following rules must be observed:
1. The sign field is the first field and is a binary field.
2. The exponent field is the second field and is a hexadecimal
3. The mantissa field is the last field and is a hexadecimal field.
4. The sign field, the exponent field, and at least the first digit of
5. Each field must be separated from adjacent fields by an
6. All the digit positions in the sign and exponent fields must be
Single Precision Real
This format would appear in memory as:
1-bit sign Þeld
8-bit biased exponent Þeld (2 hex digits. Bias = $7F)
23-bit fraction Þeld
A single precision number requires 4 bytes in memory.
Single precision
Double precision
Extended precision
Packed decimal format
field.
the mantissa field must be present (any unspecified digits in
the mantissa field are set to zero).
underscore.
present.
Floating Point Support
(1 binary digit)
(6 hex digits)
B
B-45
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