[Info-vax] New VSI Roadmap (yipee!)

[John Reagan]

On Monday, March 2, 2015 at 12:49:40 PM UTC-5, David Froble wrote:

> 
> For forty years the use of D-float for US currency has worked, and 
> worked well.  Any change would not provide any benefits.  So I ask:
> 

Then you've been lucky for 40 years or you've programmed in format-specific
correction code.

> Should all the customers be subjected to an expense, possible errors, 
> possible downtime, for no real gains?  Are you going to convince them to 
> do this?
> 

You'll have to ask the laywers.

> The issue is a rounding function in the language, not what data type 
> someone uses for currency.

And I don't think having it built into the language would make it any more
efficient.