[fitsbits] 64-bit integers

[Steve Allen]

On Mon 2005-04-18T11:59:21 -0400, William Thompson hath writ:
> I've recently been asked whether my binary table software for IDL could
> handle 64-bit integers, and had to respond that FITS does not currently
> support them. I remember that there was discussion a while back about
> adding support, but the last message I could find on the subject was from
> October 2001, reproduced below.

The subject of 64 bit integers has been raised in other forums much
more recently, indeed only days ago in the IAU FWG discussion list.

http://listmgr.cv.nrao.edu/pipermail/iaufwg/2005-April/000293.html

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