Jonathan, I agree with you re: F-line instructions being reserved for [math] co-processors but the Mac IIci, though, had a built-in 68882 math co-processor (FPU) on the motherboard. Is it possible that the OP has an upgraded IIci with a 68LC040 upgrade card (non-FPU ‘040) and this is causing the error?
Eddy > On Feb 6, 2019, at 11:46 AM, Jonathan Morton <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 6 Feb, 2019, at 6:38 pm, [email protected] wrote: >> >> I just installed Acrobat 3.0 on my system 7 Mac IIci machine. When I try to >> invoke Distiller, I get a system error “Sorry a system error has occurred. >> Acrobat Exchange 3.0 Bad f-Line instruction”, and the machine freezes. >> >> Only causes I could think of are low memory or software conflict. > > F-line instructions are reserved for coprocessors, which in a Mac normally > means the FPU. I suspect Distiller would have been built to work equally > well on Macs lacking an FPU, since many did. So it seems to be trying to > execute code that doesn't exist. > > I'd try looking for software dependencies that Distiller might be relying on, > and ensure that all of them are properly installed on your machine. > > - Jonathan Morton -- -- ----- You received this message because you are a member of the Vintage Macs group. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/vintagemacs.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To leave this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/vintage-macs Support for older Macs: http://lowendmac.com/services/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Vintage Macs" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
