Re: MMX emulator ?

Jeffrey Hundstad (jeffrey.hundstad@mankato.msus.edu)
Tue, 16 Jun 1998 17:00:42 -0500 (CDT)

On 16 Jun, linker@nightshade.ml.org wrote:
> Wouldn't it be better for all if apps:
>
> i = detect_MMMX();
> if !i then usenormalstuff=1;
> else usemmx=1;
>
> then had code for both cases???

no....

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.

-jeffrey hundsatd

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