/*

(c) copyright 1988 by the Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.

See the copyright notice in the ACK home directory, in the file "Copyright".

*/

/* $Header$ */

/*

include file for floating point package

*/

/* FLOAT FORMAT EXPONENT BIAS */

#define SGL_BIAS 127 /* excess 128 notation used */

#define DBL_BIAS 1023 /* excess 1024 notation used */

#define EXT_BIAS 0 /* 2s-complement notation used */

/* this is possible because the */

/* sign is in a seperate word */

/* VARIOUS MAX AND MIN VALUES */

/* 1) FOR THE DIFFERENT FORMATS */

#define SGL_MAX 254 /* standard definition */

#define SGL_MIN 1 /* standard definition */

#define DBL_MAX 2046 /* standard definition */

#define DBL_MIN 1 /* standard definition */

#define EXT_MAX 16383 /* standard minimum */

#define EXT_MIN -16382 /* standard minimum */