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Re: NumberCruncher - Not So Good News



Henrik 'Ratte' Gudat <GUDATH@EZINFO.VMSMAIL.ETHZ.CH> writes:
 
>These things (window redrawing etc.) do depend on integer math which is not
>what the number cruncher is supposed to do. the number cruncher basically
>replaces the SANE tool (well, parts of it) and therefore only accellerates
>floating point math. After all, it's a floating point coproc...:-)
>
 
IT's been a while since the FPE was around, but I seem to recall Glen Bredon
saying that the acceleration on Integers through the FPE was also substantial.
 
Chs