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Die analysis of the 8087 math coprocessor's fast bit shifter
Floating-point numbers are very useful for scientific programming, but early microprocessors only supported integers directly. 1 Although...
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Hardware & ElectronicsHistory & Retro Computing2020
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| Submitted | Title on HN | Points | Comments |
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| May 30, 2020 | Die analysis of the 8087 math coprocessor's fast bit shifter by matt_d | 121 | 11 |
| Jun 22, 2026 | Die analysis of the 8087 math coprocessor's fast bit shifter (2020) by Jimmc414 | 91 | 19 |
