Tim Hochberg wrote:
I've been told that operations on NANs are slow because they aren't always implemented in the FPU hardware. Instead they are trapped and implemented software or firmware or something or other.
which still doesn't make sense -- doesn't ANY operation with a NaN return NaN? how hard could that be? I share in the disappointment that NaN's are not first class citizens in common hardware.... -Chris -- Christopher Barker, Ph.D. Oceanographer NOAA/OR&R/HAZMAT (206) 526-6959 voice 7600 Sand Point Way NE (206) 526-6329 fax Seattle, WA 98115 (206) 526-6317 main reception Chris.Barker@noaa.gov ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Using Tomcat but need to do more? Need to support web services, security? Get stuff done quickly with pre-integrated technology to make your job easier Download IBM WebSphere Application Server v.1.0.1 based on Apache Geronimo http://sel.as-us.falkag.net/sel?cmd=lnk&kid=120709&bid=263057&dat=121642