> -----Original Message-----
> From: Warp [mailto:war### [at] tagpovrayorg]
>   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).

Oh, it definitely is ludicrous.

The Wikipedia article on x87 clearly states that "The x87 unit is
largely deprecated on the 64-bit x86-64 architecture and associated
64-bit implementations of operating systems such as Microsoft Windows,
Mac OS X, Solaris, and Linux though it is still well supported for full
compatibility with older applications."

...Ben Chambers
www.pacificwebguy.com

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