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 ] AUTHOR:            ]                             ] DR:              ]
 ] K. BENIKE          ]    PASS PROGRAM NOTE        ]     31987        ]
 ]____________________]                             ]__________________]
 ] ORG/PHONE:         ] OPS NOTE ( )  USER NOTE (X) ] DATE:            ]
 ] VER/282-8451       ]      RELEASE NOTE( )        ] JULY 1987        ]
 ]____________________]_____________________________]__________________]
 ] OI/FLIGHT EFFECTIVITY:        ]  USER AFFECTED:                     ]
 ] REL 18 AND SUBS               ]  CREW (X)  GROUND ( )  DUMP ONLY (X)]
 ]_______________________________]_____________________________________]
 ]        MAJOR SOFTWARE AREA:       ] OPS MODES AFFECTED:             ]
 ]SSW (X)  GNC ( )  VU ( )  SM/PL ( )] 0, G1, G2, G3, G6, G8, G9, S2,  ]
 ]                                   ] S4, PL9                         ]
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 ] SOFTWARE SUB-AREA: SPEC                                             ]
 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ] PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS: SSPC                                           ]
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 ] TITLE:                                                              ]
 ] READ/WRITE FUNCTION, CONVERSION OF LARGE MAGNITUDE ENGINEERING      ]
 ] UNITS (EU'S) DATA VALUES                                            ]
 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ] DESCRIPTION:                                                        ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] THE ACTUAL COLUMN OF GPC MEMORY SPEC DISPLAYS A FIXED FORMAT OF     ]
 ] FIVE DIGITS, A DECIMAL POINT, AND FIVE PLACES FOR THE FRACTIONAL    ]
 ] PORTION OF A CONVERTED NUMBER WHEN ITEM 26 (EU) IS 200 - 211.       ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] THE USER MUST HAVE AN APPROXIMATE IDEA OF THE FINAL RESULT.         ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] IF THE CONVERTED VALUE IS GREATER THAN 99999.XXXXX THE HIGH ORDER   ]
 ] DIGITS ARE NOT DISPLAYED.                                           ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] NOTE:  A CAUTION OR ERROR INDICATOR IS NOT PROVIDED TO SIGNAL THE   ]
 ]        ERRONEOUS DISPLAY.                                           ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ]USER RESPONSE:                                                       ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ] DISPLAY/ENTER DATA IN HEX BY USING ITEM 27 WHEN IT IS NOT POSSIBLE  ]
 ] TO DISPLAY THE DESIRED SIGNIFICANCE IN EU'S.                        ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]                                                                     ]
 ]                                                                     ]
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 ]                                                                     ]
 ]_____________________________________________________________________]
 ]CONCURRENCE:                           ]APPROVAL:                    ]
 ]IBM: WYATT COOPER         DATE 08/04/88]                             ]
 ]    --------------------      ---------]                             ]
 ]SSD: SAM ANKNEY           DATE 08/10/88]                             ]
 ]    --------------------      ---------] JACK BOYKIN        08/17/88 ]
 ]PF MGR: MICHAEL BRIEDEN   DATE 08/08/88]------------------- -------- ]
 ]       -----------------      ---------] CHAIRMAN, SASCB      DATE   ]
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