From @CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU:PREBEN@DGAESO51.BITNET Fri Mar 2 09:00:23 1990 Return-Path: <@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU:PREBEN@DGAESO51.BITNET> Received: from CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU by fits.cx.nrao.edu (4.0/SMI-DDN) id AA06599; Fri, 2 Mar 90 09:00:19 EST Message-Id: <9003021400.AA06599@fits.cx.nrao.edu> Received: from DGAESO51.BITNET by CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (IBM VM SMTP R1.2.2MX) with BSMTP id 7070; Fri, 02 Mar 90 08:58:51 EST Status: RO From: PREBEN%DGAESO51.BITNET@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU To: DWELLS@FITS.CX.NRAO.EDU Subject: Floating Point Agreement for FITS Date: 2 MAR 90 14:58-ECT Date: 2-MAR-1990 14:58:29.58 From: PREBEN AT DGAESO51 To: 0::"dwells@fits.cx.nrao.edu" ! SENT TO @IAU.DIS Subj: Floating Point Agreement for FITS Dear Colleagues, The vote on the Floating Point Proposal for FITS has now been completed. Of the 11 members of the IAU FITS Working Group, 10 voted in favor of the proposal while one (A.Piskunov,USSR) did not return a vote. I have delay the announcement of the result until now hoping to receive the last vote. With this unanimous vote in favor of the Floating Point Proposal for FITS by D.Wells and P.Grosbol, it has become a FITS standard effective from January 1, 1990. The final wording of this Floating Point Agreement for FITS dated 22-December-1989 will be submitted to you in a separate mail. The english has been improved two places on suggestions by R. Hanish, ST-ScI. Yours sincerely, Preben Grosbol Chairman, IAU FITS-WG.