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From: davidsen@crdos1.crd.ge.COM (Wm E Davidsen Jr)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: 64 bits--why stop there?
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Date: 23 Aug 90 21:35:43 GMT
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In article <1990Aug22.031911.7376@nlm.nih.gov> states@tech.NLM.NIH.GOV (David States) writes:

| 64-bit number.  Finally, I don't think 48-bit FP could totally replace
| 64-bit, although it could do alot better than 32-bit FP.

  True, but 96 bit f.p. would certainly be nice for some things.
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bill davidsen	(davidsen@crdos1.crd.GE.COM -or- uunet!crdgw1!crdos1!davidsen)
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