Jim Leonard wrote:
Second point I got lost: How would AAM be used instead
of DIV? I
thought AAM was ASCII Adjust for Multiplication and was used to unpack
packed decimals or something. Is AAM good for a trick or two I don't
know about? If so, is it faster than DIV? (and if so, why?)
Sorry, 15 more minutes of research turned this up:
http://www.x86.org/secrets/opcodes/aam.htm
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