Chambers <ben### [at] pacificwebguycom> wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Warp [mailto:war### [at] tagpovrayorg]
> >   Maybe it's different in a x86-64 architecture, but at least in my
> P4,

> Please use a modern processor when discussing future plans for
> processors.

  I was not talking about plans for processors. I was talking about the
claim that *operating systems* (including linux) are going to drop support
for the FPU even on architectures which do have a perfectly good FPU (ie.
every single current Intel and AMD processor). I find this claim ludicrous,
especially for linux (which aims for maximal portability).

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                                                          - Warp

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