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From:Paul Hill
Date:29 Sep 2000 at 14:10:53
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? :)

Er, the 680x0 series. And the 6809.

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

Whats' wrong with ADDBCD & SUBBCD? Although I don't think there's any
BCD multiplation functions.



Paul

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