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From: donlash@uncle.uucp (Donald Lashomb)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m6809
Subject: Re: IEEE floating point package?
Message-ID: <1991Apr14.034018.15350@uncle.uucp>
Date: 14 Apr 91 03:40:18 GMT
References: <ULF.91Apr8235056@fangorn.*> <680@ast.dsd.northrop.com>
Distribution: comp.sys.m6809
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In article <680@ast.dsd.northrop.com> smithr@ast.dsd.northrop.com (Dick Smith) writes:
>In article <ULF.91Apr8235056@fangorn.*> ulf@dit.lth.se writes:
>>Is there anybody out there who knows about any floating point
>>packages for the 6809? Please respond by E-mail to me.
>
>  Back in '83 Moto sold a part called MC6839 "Floating Point ROM" for
>the 6809.  It is an 8K ROM with code supporting the IEEE STD draft 8.0.

I think the source to this might be on Moto's free BBS - sorry I
don't have the phone# handy.

---Don