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Message-ID: | <32B4F808.3645@gbrmpa.gov.au> |
Date: | Mon, 16 Dec 1996 15:19:40 +0800 |
From: | Leath Muller <leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au> |
Reply-To: | leathm AT gbrmpa DOT gov DOT au |
Organization: | Great Barrier Reef Marine Park Authority |
MIME-Version: | 1.0 |
To: | Kevin AT Quitt DOT net |
CC: | djgpp AT delorie DOT com |
Subject: | Re: Is DJGPP that efficient? |
References: | <32B0ACD2 DOT 41C6 AT undergrad DOT math DOT uwaterloo DOT ca> <32bea480 DOT 64918487 AT news DOT pacificnet DOT net> |
> Without being too facetious, the problem is that the Intel architecture is > so poorly suited for such calculations that the optimal is still none too > good. But yes, DJGPP is pretty good. Ummm...not meaning to start any wars... but your joking right? :) The FPU in the pentium is pretty damn good... 3 cycles for a mul, 1 for an add, while being able to run in parallel with the integer unit...seems pretty cool to me! :) Leathal.
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