>some recent speed tests on the following Math routines (in loops and repeated
>several times)...

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>Furthermore, the (RUNTIME "_Abs")-assembler routine of Chris & Andy & Robert
>P. in the "Subs Compiler.Incl" is outstanding. (A nearly 4 times speed gain
>is extraordinary.)
>
>Because of the latter:
>Could we please see such ingenious implementations for other basic Math
>routines? ;-)

Runtime "_Abs" is for integer absolute value. Your tests are in floating point arithmetic, and call runtime "_Abs_float". Both routines were fruits of my former obsession with speed, by way of Assembler.

I assume you have investigated "Low-overhead FNs" on the Release 5 CD?

Robert P.