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The Intel 8087 chip: floating-point addition and subtraction
In 1980, Intel introduced the 8087, a chip that made floating-point operations much faster in the IBM PC and other systems. Although the 808...
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Hardware & ElectronicsMath & Algorithms2026
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| Oct 18, 2026 | The Intel 8087 chip: floating-point addition and subtraction by pwg | 128 | 35 |
