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From: CXT105@psuvm.psu.edu (Christopher Tate)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.misc
Subject: NeXT vs. Mac: a question
Message-ID: <90309.135447CXT105@psuvm.psu.edu>
Date: 5 Nov 90 18:54:46 GMT
Organization: Penn State University
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What sort of internal floating-point math package does the NeXT have?

This might be a serious consideration for people who wish to purchase a
home computer/workstation for (among other reasons) numerical mathematics.
The Mac's Standard Apple Numerics Engine (SANE) is a full IEEE-standard
floating-point math package, with 80-bit reals.  Does the NeXT have a
similarly precise floating-point library?

And, note that SANE doesn't just give you high-precision reals; it also
includes support for NAN's, rounding control, error trapping, etc.  The
IEEE standard is a VERY complete specification for a numeric environment.

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