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Re: Floating point performance & Mr

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From: Henry Spencer
Date: Sun, 26 Oct 1986 01:13
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> ... the last time I checked, cycle time
> doesn't vary with addressing mode, even on the CISCiest of CISCs...

Varying cycle time is not uncommon in the PDP11 line, at least in the 11s
I've had cause to investigate in detail.  The microcode selects the cycle
time it wants on a cycle-by-cycle basis, presumably with the delays of
different processor sections in mind.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
				{allegra,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!henry
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Subject: Re: Floating point performance & Mr
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