Comment on Microcode inside the Intel 8087 floating-point chip: register exchangeparentComments−mysterion13moJudging by the register area bit density, it seems it would have space for 3-5kbit SRAM cache (replacing the 26,368 bit ROM). I wonder if the basic 4 ops+some approximation functions like sqrt would fit in there. Purely alternative history ;)
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Judging by the register area bit density, it seems it would have space for 3-5kbit SRAM cache (replacing the 26,368 bit ROM). I wonder if the basic 4 ops+some approximation functions like sqrt would fit in there. Purely alternative history ;)