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In message <20031026064145.18F0E2A8D5@canning.wemm.org>, Peter Wemm writes:
>
>For example.. you dont need a barrel shifter for graphics for values other
>than the standard vga plane depths (1,2,4,8,15,16,24) so out that goes.

Without disclosing any numbers unduly I can say that the scientific
community will find Opteron a much better deal than Intel if they
need to add floating point numbers of different magnitudes.

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