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>Java choosing IEEE754 floating point. Which isn't natively supported on x86. IEEE754 was based on the design of the 8087, and it's been native on x86 since th
by edmccard 11y ago
>Java choosing IEEE754 floating point. Which isn't natively supported on x86.
IEEE754 was based on the design of the 8087, and it's been native on x86 since the 80387.
The problem with Java choosing IEEE754 was, according to the paper you linked, not that it wasn't supported on all hardware, but that Java didn't follow the spec completely,
"Later we shall see why Java’s expanded market would be served better by actual conformity to the letter and spirit of IEEE Standard 754"