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IBM understands that we want to allow developers of software to be as stupid as possible. If the hardware is smart enough to do base-10 math when needed rather than binary, it's one less thing for a company to be surprised with when their software guru didn't know about the regs.
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Can't count to 10.  Henaway | 10/10/06
decimal math  shryko | 10/12/06
IBM Power6 @ 4.7GHz a power hog!  phil_64 | 05/21/07
here comes Skynet!  nix_hed | 10/10/06
well . . .  CobraA1 | 10/11/06
Decimal math in the processor  dnendza | 10/10/06
Hmmm,  maldain | 10/10/06
ENIAC  James@... | 10/10/06
mainframe indeed  jimbo_z | 10/10/06
And needs refrigeration room  FirstNLastN | 10/10/06
Goodbye RISC, hello CISC  Roger Ramjet | 10/11/06
Is it really useful?  CobraA1 | 10/11/06
Big difference  JoeyHayes0 | 10/11/06
Does anyone know  JoeyHayes0 | 10/11/06

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