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Intel processors have instructions for performing decimal addition and subtraction, with 2 decimal digits per byte, but they are only available in 32-bit mode, and were dropped in 64-bit mode, which I guess answers the question of whether anyone ever actually used them.

https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E19120-01/open.solaris/817-5477/e...



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