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From: fdc@watsun.cc.columbia.edu (Frank da Cruz)
Subject: Re: Kermit 3.14 beta not working with 486sx cpus
Date: 30 Oct 1999 19:36:49 GMT
Organization: Columbia University
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To: kermit.misc@columbia.edu
In article <qlDS3.22212$5P2.33844@wards>,
John Chewter <john@chewter.f9.net.uk> wrote:
: I am getting errors with scripts that work fine with 314 on 486sx machines
: These are like:-
:
: ?? enter a number between 0 and 255 ??
:
: Presumably because of no floating point processor. I cant find a switch to
: emulate fpu
:
: Does this mean 316 does no longer support 486sx 386 etc?
:
No, it doesn't mean that.
: Have I got the wrong version?
:
If you have Windows 9x or NT, you should be using Kermit 95:
http://www.columbia.edu/kermit/k95.html
MS-DOS Kermit does not contain any floating-point instructions. If you are
using DOS and you are getting strange errors, please send a report that
tells us what kind of PC you have, the operating system and version, and
which commands seem to be acting differently.
- Frank