[Info-vax] xcc long double implementation

[George Cornelius]

In article <memo.20210903170539.15456v at jgd.cix.co.uk>, jgd at cix.co.uk (John Dallman) writes:
 
> The registers and instructions that give access to 80-bit float have been
> retained because there is old 32-bit software that uses that instruction
> set, although rarely for 80-bit. Intel and AMD would probably be happy to
> drop it, but there would inevitably be complaints.
> 
> If one company did it first, the other would exploit the fact to gain
> market share; if they agreed to do it together, an anti-trust suit would
> likely succeed, and the costs of replacing "faulty" processors would be
> horrific. 

When something is fouled up beyond recognition, look around for the
lawyers! (Cor. If there are no lawyers, then it's the military.)

> John