27 Jan
1999
27 Jan
'99
6:42 a.m.
At 01:06 PM 1/27/99 -0700, you wrote:
You're absolutely correct . . . I actually got out
my old AMD MOS
Microprocessors and Peripherals data book from 1985, and found that the
9511 is a stack oriented (like the HP calculators, I guess) arithmetic
processor capable of 16 and 32-bit floating point operations, while the
9512 is capable of 32 and 64-bit operations.
The 9511, it seems is capable of many more functions, being somewhat
reminiscent of a "scientific" calculator, while the 9512 is capable of none
of the transcendental functions which the 9511 supports. Both are
stack-oriented, therefore ideal for RPN implementation.
My steel-trap mind moves closer and closer every day to being a sievel . .
oh, well . . . it's HELL getting old.
I don't know... The alternatives aren't nearly as appealing.
Gary
Dick