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From:Andrew Crowe
Date:29 Sep 2000 at 01:49:16
Subject:Re: To sum it up

Hi Everybody,

>> AC Although, there is one way to fix it, BCD :) (Binary Coded
>> Decimal AC 'case you didn't know). Bit wastedful on memory, but
>> fine if you AC /need/ the accuracy :)

> Oh looks like I'll have to look up the 68k op-codes then, last time
> I looked I did not see any for handling BCD, maybe you could refresh
> my memory. Draylan tru

Tell me one CPU that /does/ have BCD opcodes. (ok ok, there's probably
one isn't there? :)

Prehaps you have to write your /own/ maths routines to handle BCD? ;)

Just 'cos it isn't supported directly by the CPU's instruction doesn't
mean it can't be used (otherwise it probably wouldn't exist? :)

See ya :)


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