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Sun Researchers: It's not always Microsofts Fault! by subbywan2006-11-19 12:55:59
  People do bad reasoning. by mwq2003-12-19 03:37:37
    Graphic requires floating point by Slamlander 2003-12-19 04:08:14
calculations. Especially if you're doing High Rez 3D.

Look at your screen and tell me that there are no graphics there.

However, we've been handeling floating point for quite a few decades now. The time issue on the Patriot is inexcusable. External reference clocks are available to any system using GPS, which the Patriot has always used.

While some of the research is certainly valuable, I think that there is quite a bit of pork in there. I also think that the writer doesn't know what he is reporting either and the project is somewhat misrepresented.
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      Definitely. by Didactylos2003-12-19 04:20:22
      Alright. So you're going to have bad graphics. by mwq2003-12-19 04:24:49
        Ha! by Didactylos2003-12-19 04:30:38
          I still can't see how by wheresthefish2003-12-19 04:42:19
            Wellll, it it were by binkley2003-12-19 04:54:55
              AAAAAARRRRRRGHHHH FP for address calcs! by JohnClarke2003-12-19 06:00:40
              Gak! *twitch* by Silvermoon822003-12-19 06:25:35
          So? by mwq2003-12-19 05:12:23
            Excuse me, hardware based FP is rather fast by Slamlander2003-12-19 06:51:12
              Slower than integers. by mwq2003-12-19 06:54:26
              It is however, inherently inaccurate. by wheresthefish2003-12-19 06:55:03
                Well ... yeah! They're not getting any better by Slamlander2003-12-19 06:59:50
                  Err, sorry. by wheresthefish2003-12-19 07:10:51
      Graphics vs. float by moddermonster2003-12-19 11:38:36

 

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