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From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP (Chris Torek)
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Subject: Re: shorts vs. ints on a VAX 11/750
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Date: Fri, 19-Jul-85 22:47:30 EDT
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>Well, there isn't any extra overhead with fetching a long as opposed to a
>short -- the fetch is always 32 bits. 

On a 780, the fetch is actually 64 bits (at least memory->cache---how
wide is the cache->CPU path?).
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