From:	Bryan DOT Pendleton AT bpdomain DOT iglou DOT com (Bryan Pendleton)
Date:	10-09-94 10:15
Subject:	32/16bit?
To:	djgpp AT sun DOT soe DOT clarkson DOT edu

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³   So, the conclusion is that 32 bits CAN be slower, but only if you're
³ multiplying something that really needs 32bits to be represented.  The
³ thing is, if you tried to do the same multiplication using more than one
³ 16 bit MUL, it would take longer.  Depending on how you look at it, 32
³ bits is faster AND slower. :)
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Well, but, I think part of the problem is using a 16-bit integer in an
otherwise 32-bit program makes it necessary to change a couple of things
on the processor before and after handling it, each time.... which is
where the extra cycles come in...
 
 
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