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From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: standard extensions
Message-ID: <1991Feb26.232202.309@zoo.toronto.edu>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology
References: <3381.27c548c3@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> <PH.91Feb22180807@ama-1.ama.caltech.edu> <1991Feb25.135057.23667@linus.mitre.org> <1991Feb25.201406.18643@bingvaxu.cc.binghamton.edu> <3439.27ca4e40@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com>
Date: Tue, 26 Feb 1991 23:22:02 GMT

In article <3439.27ca4e40@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com> herrickd@iccgcc.decnet.ab.com (daniel lance herrick) writes:
>... Every hardware divide instruction
>I have ever seen produces both quotient and remainder in one operation.

Try reading the hardware manuals for the VAX or the NS32k series.  Your
experience seems to be limited.
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