From:	Nate Eldredge <neldredge AT hmc DOT edu>
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Subject:	Re: AMD processors and assembly language
Date:	12 Mar 2000 16:31:25 -0800
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Damian Yerrick <DONT DOT YOU DOT DAREd_yerrick AT hotmail DOT comSEND DOT SPAM> writes:

> On Sat, 11 Mar 2000 10:22:23 -0600 (CST), GAMMELJL AT SLU DOT EDU wrote:
> 
> >     In high precision arithmetic, the assembly language commands
> >mul, div, and adc are essential.  In the 486 architecture, these
> >commands are efficient.  In the alpha architecture, they do not exist.
> 
> WTF?  Compaq's Alpha doesn't have multiply, divide, and add?

According to the Alpha Architecture Handbook
(ftp://ftp.digital.com/pub/Digital/info/semiconductor/literature/alphaahb.pdf),
there is no integer divide instruction, and no add-with-carry
instruction.  The Alpha does have an integer multiply instruction, and
also a floating-point divide.

That's what RISC is about. :)

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Nate Eldredge
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