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01/12/05 18:03
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#84866 - Appropriate
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Donald Catto said:
There is absolutely nothing wrong with using floating point on the 8051 if appropriate.

It's the "if appropriate" that's the important bit.

Trouble is, most times the questioner hasn't even considered whether or not it's appropriate.

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TopicAuthorDate
floating point calculations & eprom prog            01/01/70 00:00      
   Look for a            01/01/70 00:00      
   Floating point math            01/01/70 00:00      
      Oh please, not again!            01/01/70 00:00      
         Appropriate            01/01/70 00:00      
         Floating point speed            01/01/70 00:00      
            why floating point            01/01/70 00:00      
               FP            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Why Floating point indeed            01/01/70 00:00      
                     what's real about it            01/01/70 00:00      
                        eg            01/01/70 00:00      
                           nothing more real            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Yes, but what about *real* ?!            01/01/70 00:00      
                              more human readable ?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 display real, of course            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    FP            01/01/70 00:00      
                           Fixed point            01/01/70 00:00      
   eval?            01/01/70 00:00      
      No FP in Keil Eval!            01/01/70 00:00      
      Compiler or Assembler?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Why assembler?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Why floating-point?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Link            01/01/70 00:00      
      ISP            01/01/70 00:00      
         Please, more details!            01/01/70 00:00      
   Floating or Fixed ?            01/01/70 00:00      

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