[Info-vax] Kednos PL/I

[Arne Vajhøj]

On 9/13/2023 3:13 PM, gah4 wrote:
> On Wednesday, September 13, 2023 at 6:37:49 AM UTC-7, cao... at pitbulluk.org wrote:
>> Although floating types will map appropriately to F, G/D or H representation,
>> I was also a little disappointed that integer handling appears limited to a
>> maximum of 32 bits (31 + sign bit).
>> It was a nice trip down memory lane.
> 
> That would agree with VAX.  Though following IBM, and the VAX hardware,
> it should have FIXED DEC(15,0).
> 
> Does Alpha have 64 bit multiply and divide?

In instruction set?

Multiply: yes.

Division: no. But obviously you can divide two 64 bit integers in your 
favorite HLL.

> I even forget now, does x86-64 hardware have multiply and divide with 128 bit
> product and dividend?

I don't think so.

Arne