Re: A86: sub
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Re: A86: sub
I thought that the OPs would only do 16 bit math, not higher.. Is this true, or is the processor capable of math greater than 16 bit?
Glen
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In a message dated Sat, 18 Sep 1999 10:58:29 AM Eastern Daylight Time, ComAsYuAre@aol.com writes:
>
> In a message dated 9/18/99 12:20:35 AM Eastern Daylight Time,
> ironman_294@hotmail.com writes:
>
> > Ok I might have to subtract numbers that take up more mem then 16 bits.
> And
> > as I thought about it I came up with takeing one bit at a time and
> > subtracting them. Will this work or am I just out of my mind (if I am
> right
> >
> > would I use the carry flag or not).
> >
>
>
> Um, you'll probably want to use the floating-point OP registers for greater
> than 16-bit math. It's a heckuva lot easier than subtracting one bit at a
> time.
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