From: monnier@iro.umontreal.ca   
      
   > So, would it not be easier and faster to simply make a densely-packed   
   > 128-bit Fixed-Point decimal function unit ?!? A rounding mode, and a   
   > number of digits below the decimal point, in a control register ???!!!   
      
   I'm not sure I understand your proposal correctly, but the number of   
   digits below the decimal point should not be a global setting because   
   several computations can commonly happen at the same time with different   
   number of digits below the decimal point.   
      
      
           Stefan   
      
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