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converting ieee-float-format to pw-wave-float-format [message #2655]

Fri, 26 August 1994 01:07

SLAMECZKA
Messages: 4
Registered: August 1994

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In <33ien2$17v@ncar.ucar.edu> caron@acd.ucar.edu writes:

> you need to examine the binary representation of floating points on the
> two machines you are using. If you say what the cpus are, perhaps someone
> here could tell you the representations.
>
> [snip]
>
> The nice thing about ieee is that its the same across all machines (is that
> true for its byte order also?).

The manual of the program (EDAS) I am using on my PC 386 says, that the
datas will be written binary to the harddrive. I copy this datas to my network
harddrive, start pw_wave 4.01 (Dec VAX), read the datas and all the values are
correct, exept the floating points.

The manual only says; that the float is a 4 Byte floating point (float in
"c", IEEE Format). Thats everything.

Now what is this IEEE format?
Which bits are the exponent, which are the mantisse and how to translate it
to pw_wave??

I hope for help
thanks
Michael

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		converting ieee-float-format to pw-wave-float-format By: SLAMECZKA on Fri, 26 August 1994 01:07
		Re: converting ieee-float-format to pw-wave-float-format By: grunes on Thu, 25 August 1994 12:39
		Re: converting ieee-float-format to pw-wave-float-format By: thompson on Fri, 26 August 1994 07:44
		Re: converting ieee-float-format to pw-wave-float-format By: caron on Thu, 25 August 1994 08:52
		Re: converting ieee-float-format to pw-wave-float-format By: grunes on Fri, 26 August 1994 06:51
		Re: converting ieee-float-format to pw-wave-float-format By: grunes on Fri, 26 August 1994 05:47

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