Question about 8086 and negative rapresentation

Started by falcon01, October 02, 2011, 03:13:55 PM

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falcon01

Hi, I know maybe it's not the right section but I have this question and I can't find an answer!
"How does old 8086 represent negative numbers"?
I'd say in a base complements, for example
+3 = 0011
-3 = 1101

what do you say?

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Quote from: falcon01 on October 02, 2011, 03:13:55 PMI'd say in a base complements, for example
+3 = 0011
-3 = 1101

what do you say?
yes, the tow's complement is used.
FPU in a trice: SmplMath
It's that simple!