Subject: Re: possible arm32 fp tuning project.
To: Charles M. Hannum <root@ihack.net>
From: Neil A. Carson <neil@causality.com>
List: port-arm32
Date: 10/12/1998 16:44:44
Charles M. Hannum wrote:
> 
> > The Shark can comfortably do this with a fixed-point based player;
> > someone for the Acorn RiscOS machines wrote such a thing.
> 
> Although it's theoretically not hard, I've not yet seen such code.

I don't think the developer gave away his sources, though I understand
it took him ages to do for all layers...

> > I think, too,
> > with FP you'll be pushing it. We can get a factor of 2x on the current
> > l;ibrary, but that's about it I think.
> 
> I believe a factor of 2x would actually be sufficient, provided the
> machine is otherwise idle.

When I'm moved I'll look at kicking ARMs FPE back into line.

	Neil

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Neil A. Carson