On 4/25/2013 8:01 AM, Tom Marchant wrote:
On Wed, 24 Apr 2013 10:38:06 -0600, Steve Comstock wrote:
So-called "unsigned packed-decimal" data is mis-leading
at best because it cannot be used in any packed decimal
arithmetic or compare operations....
Unsigned-Packed-Decimal was introduced in the sixth edition of
the z/Architecture Principles of Operation, SA22-7832-05, along
with the Decimal-floating-point facility. The publication date is
April, 2007
I understand, I saw. I'm just saying the term is
misleading, not-well chosen. But it is what it is,
and it is official, so I'll use the term, but only
with a slight snarl on my lips. :-)
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