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- I guess it was only a matter of time before some digital historian dusted off the IBM /360 instruction set and saw the utility of base 10 math. That facility was in many IBM /360 processors circa 1965. It wouldn't surprise me if it didn't predate that in other processors as well. I also find it difficult to believe that BCD (binary coded decimal) math has been missing since then in popular microprocessors.
- Posted by: dnendza Posted on: 10/10/06 You are currently: a Guest | Members login | Terms of Use
Can't count to 10.
Henaway | 10/10/06
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decimal math
shryko | 10/12/06
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IBM Power6 @ 4.7GHz a power hog!
phil_64 | 05/21/07
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here comes Skynet!
nix_hed | 10/10/06
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well . . .
CobraA1 | 10/11/06
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Decimal math in the processor
dnendza | 10/10/06
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Hmmm,
maldain | 10/10/06
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ENIAC
James@... | 10/10/06
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mainframe indeed
jimbo_z | 10/10/06
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And needs refrigeration room
FirstNLastN | 10/10/06
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Goodbye RISC, hello CISC
Roger Ramjet | 10/11/06
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Is it really useful?
CobraA1 | 10/11/06
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Big difference
JoeyHayes0 | 10/11/06
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Does anyone know
JoeyHayes0 | 10/11/06
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What do you think?
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