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From: Martin <martin.dowie@btopenworld.com>
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On Feb 6, 12:12=A0pm, sjw <simon.j.wri...@mac.com> wrote:
> I agree that at the boundary you need to handle cyclic fixed point.
> Back in the day, the Ferranti name for these was 'standard angle
> format'; the F1600 series was a 24-bit machine, and the most
> significant bit typically represented -180 degrees. Overflow was
> represented by an optional check, so wrap-round was as easy as pie.

SAF16 and SAF32 still in use today!! ;-)

Cheers
-- Martin