8 Dec
2006
8 Dec
'06
11:15 a.m.
Boris Gubenko wrote:
With iVMS, we bit the bullet and made IEEE the default, although it also supports VAX FP modes.
Wait, I'm a bit confused. Are you telling me that the Itanium processor supports the VAX FP modes? Or is the VAX FP support done through software? Wouldn't that be very slow? Am I missing something? --Johan