Re: Debate: PowerMac "trounces" Pentium....???

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From: Joe Ragosta
Date: Fri, 12 Jan 1996 13:06

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In article <1996Jan11.185649.111671@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu>,
mattsp@stat1.cc.ukans.edu (Matt Peterson) wrote:

> Correct me if I'm wrong, but I've been led to believe that fixed-point
> "integer" math is almost always quicker than fpu floating-point math.
> 
> 
> Matt Peterson
> University of Kansas, Experimental Psychology

Then why did so many people buy math coprocessor upgrades for their
computers in the 386 era? Obviously because FPU math _can_ be much faster
then integer, at least in some circumstances.

-- 
Regards,       Joe Ragosta

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