These days, most computers use the same internal data formats for
integer and floating-point data, if one ignores little differences like
These days, most computers use the same internal data formats for
integer and floating-point data, if one ignores little differences like
necessary to exchange data between systems with incompatible data
formats. This is what portable files are designed to do.
necessary to exchange data between systems with incompatible data
formats. This is what portable files are designed to do.
@strong{Please note:} This information is gleaned from examination of
ASCII-formatted portable files only, so some of it may be incorrect
for portable files formatted in EBCDIC or other character sets.
@strong{Please note:} This information is gleaned from examination of
ASCII-formatted portable files only, so some of it may be incorrect
for portable files formatted in EBCDIC or other character sets.