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There be a new Integral Calculator (IC), the Floating-Point Roman-Numeral Arithmetic Processor Unit (FPRNAPU), which be a monolithic MOS/LSIV device that can replace at least XLV human calculators and scribes working in III shifts. Featuring XII-digit precision, it doth offer several interface options.

Thou mayst program the output of the device either for clay tablets or for papyrus scrolls with automatic vertical scrolling. An optional interface be available for driving a heavy-duty impact printer for marble documents. Thou can configure the III-column outputs for Doric, Ionian, or Corinthian characters. The standard interface of the IC doth handle a standard floppy discus.

The exponent field of the floating-point format doth take advantage of a new compact structure called Quad Extended Decimal (QED). The mantissa doth use the ad hoc rounding standard (ie, IEEE). Overflow errors caused by the Vesuvius function be automatically corrected by the Pompeii algorithm. The allowed rise and fall times of the part be quite long, see Gibbon for details. All parts doth undergo burn-in at the Nero facility of the manufacturer.

Hannibal doth handle all environmental and stress tests in the field. Infant mortality be limited to the first born of each process batch, and all parts be tested to MIL-STD-SPQR except those destined for Gaul.

Thou mayst use the internal VIII-bit modus-operandi register to select operating-mode options and to enter Latin commands. To use the IC as a slave processor, thou can specify automatic chaining operations. The internal state of the FRNAPU be reported in the status-quo register.

Samples be now available off-the-shelf -- Et Tu Electronics hath agreed to take a stab at IInd-sourcing the device. Users should beware, however, as OEM quantities will not be available until the Ides of March. The processor be priced at $XIV.XCV (M).

For further information, contact the company any time except during July and August.

Ancient Micro Devices
CMI Thompson Pl
Sunnyvale, CA CCCVI+CDL
Call tribute-free (DCCC) DXXXVIII-LXXXIV-L.