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Ian.
> -Original Message-
> From: pgraf
> Sent: 31 October 2001 20:35
> To: ql-users
> Cc: pgraf
> Subject: Re: [ql-users] Floating Point confusion
>
>
> Hi Ian,
>
> >Reading Peter Graf's article 'Different Viewpoints&#
Hi Jerome,
>From memory, there is a small extension to load on the Q40/SMSQE which allow
>the use of the FPU. (in fact, it work with any MC68xxx QL system with a
>real FPU, even with the QXL if you replace the chip)
>I believe it replace the math stack trap... thus making it system-available.
>O
Hi Ian,
>Reading Peter Graf's article 'Different Viewpoints' in QL Today, has
>left me confused about the use of 68k FP instructions. Commenting on
>the Test909-Math benchmark, Peter points out that there is Intel FP
>code in SMSQ/E for QPC but none for 68k hardware. Is this true of
>SBASIC
[EMAIL PROTECTED] makes some magical things to make me read
} Ah, would that be the FPSAVE one? I wasn't sure whether that allowed
} SBASIC to use FP, or just allowed compiled C68, etc. programs with FP
} instructions to run correctly.
Yes, it is FPSAVE.
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> Cc: jerome.grimbert
> Subject: Re: [ql-users] Floating Point confusion
>
>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] makes some magical things to make me read
> } Peter points out that there is Intel FP
> } code in SMSQ/E for QPC but none for 68k hardware. Is this true of
> } SBASIC as wel
[EMAIL PROTECTED] makes some magical things to make me read
} Peter points out that there is Intel FP
} code in SMSQ/E for QPC but none for 68k hardware. Is this true of
} SBASIC as well? Is the 68040 FPU in the Q40 never used except in
} assembler or C applications?
}
>From memory, there is
> ... except in assembler or C applications?
Or other machine code producing compiled languages. :)
-Original Message-
From: Pine, Ian
Sent: 31 October 2001 11:43
To: ql-users
Cc: Pine, Ian
Subject: [ql-users] Floating Point confusion
Reading Peter Graf's article &#
Reading Peter Graf's article 'Different Viewpoints' in QL Today, has
left me confused about the use of 68k FP instructions. Commenting on
the Test909-Math benchmark, Peter points out that there is Intel FP
code in SMSQ/E for QPC but none for 68k hardware. Is this true of
SBASIC as well? Is t
