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PowerPC Numerics is an environment for performing floating-point arithmetic on Macintosh computers that use the PowerPC processor. The core features of PowerPC Numerics are based on IEEE Standard 754 for binary floating-point arithmetic.


		Inside Macintosh: PowerPC Numerics This document is the reference for the PowerPC Numerics environment. The document defines data formats for floating-point arithmetic and describes functions you can use to evaluate expressions, convert between formats, and perform standard and transcendental math. Inside Macintosh: PowerPC Numerics also describes the basics of the floating-point architecture in PowerPC assembly language. Appendix A describes how PowerPC Numerics differs from the Standard Apple Numerics Environment (SANE) and explains how to convert programs that use SANE features to use PowerPC Numerics features instead.




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