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Date: Tue, 02 Feb 1999 15:05:12 -0500
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From: Paul Derbyshire <pderbysh AT usa DOT net>
Subject: Re: 64-bit integer math
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At 01:18 PM 2/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
>
>> Just out of curiosity, what processors do have instructions to do
>> 64-bit integer math, other than 64-bit processors? :-)
>
>The 387 can do 64-bit integer math, as all 64-bit integers can be
>perfectly represented in 80-bit FP bit patterns.

I meant as integer operations. :-)

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