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Re: [oc] "1/x" function


  This is the way 'The MAN' ( Seymor Cray ) did it, watch out for 
owerflows !

  Perhaps you can look for something Cray related ? I think there was a 
strong rationale for doing it this way !

  / Regards, Lars Segerlund.

>>Joachim Strömbergson - Alltid i harmonisk svängning.
> 
> 
> Thanks to all the responses !
> 
> I actually do have several math books that describe dividers. I
> was trying to see if there was a clever (very small & fast) way
> to build a 1/x function without pulling out my last gray hairs !
> 
> The end result would be to build a divider using a 1/x and then
> multiply operations. The rational is that I already have a multi-
> plier, and I was hoping to be able to build a 1/x function in much
> smaller space and higher speed than a full divider.
> 
> I will post any finding I'll come across.
> 
> Cheers !
> rudi

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