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SubjectRe: MMX emulator ?
In article <199806162200.RAA05382@mail.mankato.msus.edu> you write:
>If you can assume the MMX functions are there then EACH application
>doesn't have to emulate all of the MMX stuff itself if it doesn't have
>the REAL hardware.
>
>This should be treated EXACTLY like the Floating Point hardware... at
>least in my opinion.

If you think it's a good idea then just implement it. Nobody else
will do it since it's useless.

Hint: The whole point of MMX is speed.

hjb
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