PS> There seems to be no BCD stuff in the C library under 
PS> Linux. What do you need it for? It strikes me as an odd 
PS> choice for new software. ;)

I wrote communication programs to download electrical usage information 
from industrial meters.  Those meters are currently being produced.  One 
of them stored all values in BCD, and transmitted them as such.  In a 
situation like that, the receiver doesn't have much choice.

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