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From: stuartj@hpfcse.HP.COM (Stuart Jarriel)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: How many bits are in the PA-Risc chip
Message-ID: <60011@hpfcse.HP.COM>
Date: 27 Jun 91 00:05:41 GMT
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The  7X0 series uses a 64 bit FPU, which is a change from the
1987 specs (PA87 vs PA89).  That is why single precision and 
double precision are the same performance on the 700's.