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From: Stefan Skoglund <stetson@ebox.tninet.se>
Subject: Re: Top 10 Language Constructs (Ada)
Date: 2000/07/18
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David Kristola wrote:
>    type Plasma_Volts_Type is delta 0.00012207 range -4.0 .. 3.99987793;
>    for Plasma_Volts_Type'Size use 16;
> 
> I love fixed point types!  I happen to know that the software on the
> other side of that interface is in C.  I wonder how they deal with
> that field.

I need a pointer to a book which explains in an easily understood way
the more
unusual parts of Ada like for example data representation clauses.

For now i only have one of the Ada 95 CS1 books (which doesn't cover
the more advanced features of Ada)