NonStop S-Series Server Description Manual (G06.27+)

HP NonStop S-Series Server Description Manual—520331-004
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TNS Data Formats and
Number Representations
This section provides heritage information relating to the compatibility issues involved
in maintaining compatibility from the earliest Tandem (now HP) CISC-based systems
to the current RISC-based systems. The distinction between these two major types of
systems is usually denoted by the descriptors TNS and TNS/R.
The topics in this section are:
TNS Words and RISC Words
TNS Data Formats
TNS Byte Instructions
Instructions for Unsigned and Signed Arithmetic
Instructions for Decimal and Floating-Point Arithmetic