JONATHAN DE BOYNE POLLARD had something deep to write about Need
sqrt() algorithm


JP> Only if you are convinced that you can implement a sqrt() using
JP>   integer arithmetic that is faster than using the FPU, should you do so.

This assumes that your machine has an FPU.  On a 386, an integer
square root routine can be more than 20 times as fast as floating point
emulation.

 * KWQ/2 1.2g * HPFS: because I'm on a FAT-free diet!


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