Message-ID:	<32B4F808.3645@gbrmpa.gov.au>
Date:	Mon, 16 Dec 1996 15:19:40 +0800
From:	Leath Muller <leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au>
Reply-To:	leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au
Organization:	Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority
MIME-Version:	1.0
To:	Kevin AT Quitt DOT net
CC:	djgpp AT delorie DOT com
Subject:	Re: Is DJGPP that efficient?
References:	<32B0ACD2 DOT 41C6 AT undergrad DOT math DOT uwaterloo DOT ca> <32bea480 DOT 64918487 AT news DOT pacificnet DOT net>

> Without being too facetious, the problem is that the Intel architecture is
> so poorly suited for such calculations that the optimal is still none too
> good.  But yes, DJGPP is pretty good.

Ummm...not meaning to start any wars... but your joking right? :) The
FPU
in the pentium is pretty damn good... 3 cycles for a mul, 1 for an add,
while
being able to run in parallel with the integer unit...seems pretty cool
to
me! :)

Leathal.

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