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- Last minute changes
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- * New SAS/C 6.51 compiled version
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- Shortly before releasing the distribution, my new SAS/C 6.50 compiler (and
- 6.51 patch) arrived. This compiler has some exciting new optimization
- options and includes many improvements of the existing optimizer.
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- For the first time in the history of PowerCache, the differences between
- the 020/030/040 executables were signifficant enough to justify including
- these versions in the distribution archive. Thus, you will find two new
- executables named PowerCache.030 and PowerCache.040 resp. The installation
- scripts have been modified to accomodate these two new versions.
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- If you have an A4000/030, or a 68030 accellerator board (such as the A530
- unit for the A500), you should use the new 68030 version for maximum
- efficiency. A4000 users and users with 68040 accellerators should go for
- the 68040 version. For a complete list of all popular machines and their
- CPU types, have a look at the "hardware requirements" section in the
- manual.
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- All versions (68000-68040) were compiled with the new schedule optimizer
- enabled, which gives 68040 users an extra boost regardless of which version
- they use.
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- Because of the extra optimization, the benchmark section in the manual is
- not completely up to date. If you did a test with the version in this
- distribution, you would probably end up with better results than those
- illustrated in the benchmark section.
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- * Installation scripts
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- The inclusion of the new 68030 and 68040 versions came at such a late stage
- that it was impossible for me to obtain all the necessary new strings for
- the installation scripts from the various translators. Some of the text in
- the script is therefore still in english regardless of what language you
- choose. I apologise for the inconvenience.
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