Anyone ever heard of Ethiopian Multiplication?

Question

agreene · Answer

Yes, it's the same as the "Russian Method" http://mathworld.wolfram.com/RussianMultiplication.html

anonymous · Answer

what's 14 * 36?

-14 36
7 72
3 144
1 288
-0  576
-0  1152



. 1BDC:0100 6A11           PUSH   11  ;17  
 1BDC:0102 6A22           PUSH   22  ;34
 1BDC:0104 E80900         CALL   0110

 1BDC:0107 90             NOP
 1BDC:0108 90             NOP
 1BDC:0109 90             NOP
 1BDC:010A 90             NOP
 1BDC:010B 90             NOP
 1BDC:010C 90             NOP
 1BDC:010D 90             NOP
 1BDC:010E 90             NOP
 1BDC:010F 90             NOP

 1BDC:0110 89E5           MOV    BP,SP
 1BDC:0112 8B4E02         MOV    CX,[BP+02]
 1BDC:0115 8B5E04         MOV    BX,[BP+04]
 1BDC:0118 31C0           XOR    AX,AX
 1BDC:011A F7C10100       TEST   CX,0001
 1BDC:011E 7402           JZ     0122
 1BDC:0120 01D8           ADD    AX,BX
 1BDC:0122 D1E3           SHL    BX,1
 1BDC:0124 D1E9           SHR    CX,1
 1BDC:0126 75F2           JNZ    011A
 1BDC:0128 C3             RET         

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