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From: Jellby
Date: 28 Mar 2004 05:50:06
Message: <4066addd@news.povray.org>
Among other things, "laurent.artaud[AT]free.fr" wrote:

>>>Even if the Athlon-XP's FPU is able to use 64 bits double precision
>>>floats
>> 
>>   What do you mean "if"?
> 
> Ah?
> Sorry, I'm not a native English speaker, so I may have used the wrong
> saying.
> I was NOT trying to say that I do not think the FPU able to work on 64
> bits double precision floats. In fact, I KNOW that it can work on 80
> bits long double floats, as any x87 compatible FPU must.

Maybe "Even though the Athlon-XP's FPU ..." would be more appropriate? :)

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