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ogogmad
2127 days ago
According to Wikipedia ([1]), Charles Putney implemented the quarter-square method for the 6502.
[1] -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication_algorithm#Quart...
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RajuVarghese
2127 days ago
Thanks for that pointer! Fascinating to see the multiplication method invented by the Babylonians being used on a microprocessor.
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