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From: Lawrence D'Oliveiro <ldo@nz.invalid>
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Subject: Re: Byte Addressability And Beyond
Date: Tue, 7 May 2024 06:45:43 -0000 (UTC)
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On Mon, 6 May 2024 21:32:53 -0500, BGB wrote:

> Yes, but then again, I make no claim that it is IEEE-754 conformant,
> merely that it uses the same formats, and is "good enough" for most
> stuff one needs an FPU for.

That’s what all the hardware engineers thought, back in the 1990s.