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*Fixed point numbers were stored in binary [[Computer_numbering_formats|sign/magnitude format]].
*Single precision [[floating point]] numbers had a sign, an 8-bit excess-128 exponent and a 29 bit magnitude
*Double precision floating point numbers, introduced on the 7094, had a sign, an 17-bit excess-65536 exponent and a 54 bit magnitude
*Alphanumeric characters were 6-bit [[BCD]], packed six to a word.
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