Regarding precision, internally numbers are saved as 64 Bit (4 x 16 bit) integers with a precision providing 18 digits. Older versions only had 48 bits (3 x 16) which only supported 14 digits. The current documentation should refer to 18 digits.
When Pxplus/Providex was originally developed hardware didn't directly support 64 bit math operations thus as hardware matured the language was able to support higher precisions.
When Pxplus/Providex was originally developed hardware didn't directly support 64 bit math operations thus as hardware matured the language was able to support higher precisions.