Electronic computer with automatic decimal point setting means
US4189780A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 28, 1978 |
| Grant date | Feb 19, 1980 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 28, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG06F15/02
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
In an electronic computer a device for selecting the number of decimal digits to be printed in the results is adapted to cause the automatic setting of the decimal point in each result to be printed. Inhibition of this automatic setting is obtained by depressing the conventional decimal point key on the computer keyboard. The computer is of the microprogrammed type and includes a read-only memory storing micro-programs for detecting and testing the position of the selecting device.
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