VAX minicomputers use a format for floating-point numbers that is not the same as the IEEE standard.

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VAX minicomputers use a format for floating-point numbers that is not the same as the IEEE standard. What is this format, and why was it chosen by the designers of the VAX computers? A reference for VAX floating-point representations is Sebesta (1991).

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