EPIC Specifications for Developers
EPIC has tremendous flexibility in being able to run both little-endian and big-endian applications and operating systems. Because it can run applications on Windows,[34] Linux,[35] and HP-UX, there are immediate and obvious cost savings on porting issues. It's also worth noting that there are a number of features built into the new EPIC architecture that will be of special note to developers and coders. These features start with an advanced floating-point architecture.
[34] Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the Microsoft Corporation.
[35] Linux is a registered trademark of Linus Torvalds.
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