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- Subject: RE: BOUNCE: RE: FPU support -Reply
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- From: David Sharpe <David@triad-com.com>
- Date: Tue, 21 May 1996 08:15:17 -0400
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- >> Will executor emulate a FPU in future versions?
- >> Does executor have a control panel like real
- >>macintosh computers? I think the software-FPU is a control
- >>panel device.
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- > What is fpu? yes executor has an control pannel its
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- >accessed by alt shift 5
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- > John
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- John,
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- an FPU on a mac is a floating point unit. It is basically a math
- coprocessor. It takes the burden of performing floating decimal point
- math off of the cpu from my understanding. And although executor
- *has* a control panel, it is not a *true* control panel like on a mac. On a
- mac there is a place in your control panel to put what are called
- *extensions* which are basically what we IBM'ers call device drivers.
- The FPU emulator needs to go in your extensions folder. There isn't one
- in executor, thus the program won't work. I'm hoping that Ardi will
- release a version of executor where you can load the true System 7
- operating system. Once they figure that one out this problem will
- disappear. I haven't registered yet. I'm waiting to see if they can do this.
- I am really impressed with what they've done, though.
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- David J. Sharpe
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