Title :
Standards for computer arithmetic
Author :
Marcovitz, Alan B.
Author_Institution :
Electr. Eng., Florida Atlantic Univ., Boca Raton, FL, USA
Abstract :
A set of standards for the design of the arithmetic unit of all general purpose digital computers has been proposed. This paper discusses that proposal and suggests that such standards are not now in the best interest of either the computer industry or the computer user.
Keywords :
digital arithmetic; arithmetic unit; computer arithmetic; computer industry; computer user; digital computers; Computers; Industries; Standards;
Conference_Titel :
Computer Arithmetic (ARITH), 1972 IEEE 2nd Symposium on
Conference_Location :
New York, NY
DOI :
10.1109/ARITH.1972.6153918
