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From: roy@phri.nyu.edu (Roy Smith)
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Subject: Re: Integer Multiply/Divide on Sparc
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Date: 29 Dec 89 01:47:53 GMT
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	Just to be obnoxious (and thought provoking), postulate a hardware
implementation in which a 32x32->64 bit integer multiply is faster than a
32+32->32+carry bit integer addition.  Estimate the change in coding habits
and compiler technology caused by this new technology.  Use additional
pages if necesary.
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Roy Smith, Public Health Research Institute
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"My karma ran over my dogma"