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ogogmad
on Aug 29, 2020
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Babylonian Multiplication in the shower (2016)
According to Wikipedia ([1]), Charles Putney implemented the quarter-square method for the 6502.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication_algorithm#Quart...
RajuVarghese
on Aug 29, 2020
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Thanks for that pointer! Fascinating to see the multiplication method invented by the Babylonians being used on a microprocessor.
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[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Multiplication_algorithm#Quart...