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PENTIUM FLOATING POINT ERROR CHECKER v2
Windows & DOS Versions
Copyright 1995 J.Q.L. All rights reserved
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* THESE PROGRAMS ARE DESIGNED SOLELY FOR THE PENTIUM PROCESSOR *
* *
* DO NOT USE THESE PROGRAMS IF YOUR COMPUTER DOES NOT HAVE A *
* MATHS CO-PROCESSOR. *
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THE LEGAL STUFF
1) You use these programs totally at your own risk. Under NO circumstances
will the author accept any liability whatsoever. If you do not accept
the fact that you use these programs totally and entirely at your own
risk then you must NOT use them.
2) a) These programs are distributed as FREEWARE so long as they are only
for your private, personal use (Though all monetary gifts will be
gratefully accepted).
b) If these programs are used for or by a business organisation, a fee
of US$1.50 (English Pounds 1.00) per Pentium must be paid to the
author at the address given below.
3) Shareware Libraries, Bulletin Boards, Private Individuals and the like
may distribute these programs without requesting permission from the
author and are encouraged to do so as long as the programs are:
a) Distributed in their entirety including the text files.
b) Not altered in any way, including the addition of NFO's, DIZ's etc.
c) That the shipping and handling charges (Surface Mail) do not exceed
US$7.50 or 5.00 English Pounds.
4) J.Q.L. gives no warranty whatsoever on any part of the program, media or
tests. If you do not accept the fact that these programs etc. come
without any warranty of any kind, then you must NOT use them.
THE FILES
586BUG2.EXE - The self-extracting distribution file
DOSFLOAT.EXE - The DOS version
WINFLOAT.EXE - The Windows Version
README.TXT - This File
FILE_ID.DIZ - Description File for Bulletin Boards etc.
DECOMPRESSING THE PROGRAMS
The programs are distributed in a self-extracting EXE file. To Extract
the programs ready for use place the file 586BUG2.EXE in your path and
type 586BUG2 at the command prompt.
USING THE PROGRAMS
The programs are designed to be very easy to use and will automatically
make the checks on your Pentium's FPU as soon as they are run.
DOS Version
Log on to the drive or directory which contains the file DOSFLOAT.EXE
and type DOSFLOAT the program will automatically tell you if your
Pentium has passed or failed the test.
WINDOWS Version
Start Windows. From the FILE menu option select RUN. Type in the Drive
and directory which contains the file WINFLOAT.EXE and click on OK.
For example if WINFLOAT.EXE is in the directory TEMP on drive C: then
enter
C:\TEMP\WINFLOAT
The program will automatically tell you if your Pentium has passed or
failed the test. Click on OK to terminate the program and close the
window.
For further details on the use of DOS and Windows please see your Manuals.
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John Q. Lavelle Phone/Fax : 01900 870833
63 Senhouse Street International: +44 1900 870833
Siddick, Cumbria CompuServe : 73062,2642
United Kingdom, CA14 1LB Internet : John@J-Q-L.demon.co.uk