On 2005-05-26 16:33:00 -0500, Menezes, Evandro wrote: > Keep in mind that x87 transcendentals are not the most accurate > around, but all x86 processors from any manufacturer produce roughly > the same results for any argument as the 8087 did way back when, > even if the result is hundreds of ulps off...
BTW, a few years ago, I heard that some manufacturer had an x86-compatible processor with math functions that were (slightly) more accurate than Intel's, and users complained because they didn't get the same results as with Intel processors, and thought that the non-Intel one was buggy. -- Vincent Lefèvre <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> - Web: <http://www.vinc17.org/> 100% accessible validated (X)HTML - Blog: <http://www.vinc17.org/blog/> Work: CR INRIA - computer arithmetic / SPACES project at LORIA
