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From: mark@mips.COM (Mark G. Johnson)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: The Art of Floating Point (Computer Architecture)
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Date: 19 Dec 89 15:48:34 GMT
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In article <960020@hpcllla.HP.COM> daryl@hpcllla.HP.COM (Daryl Odnert) writes:
  >There was sufficient interest in the Hennessy and Patterson book that
  >I've decided to post the information here:
  >
  >   ...
  >
  >   Table Of Contents (from the Preliminary Edition)
  >
  >   ...
  >Daryl Odnert

Another good feature of the book is Appendix A: Computer Arithmetic
which is 72 pages long.  It discusses FP representation, rounding,
precision, exceptions (!!), and hardware design and design tradeoffs.

Three addition hardware schemes are discussed, 5 multiplier hw designs,
and 2 divider designs are mentioned.

Plus, the final edition discusses the implementation specifics of three
real world, sold for money, floating-point integrated circuits.  It shows
comparison photos and block diagrams of TI 8847, Weitek 3364, and R3010, along
with a discussion of their design tradeoffs, similarities, and differences.


DISCLAIMER:  I'm the one who, upon request, mailed the R3010 die photo
to the authors.  But I don't get any royalties or revenue if you buy
their book :-(.
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