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CPUCHECK
(C)Copyright 1990 Spirit of Performance, Inc.
All rights reserved.
1. What CPUCHECK does
CPUCHECK tells you what kind of processor and math coprocessor is in your
PC. Possible types are 808x/8018x, 80286, 80386, and 80486. When run, it
displays a message similar to the one below.
Processor is 80386 with math coprocessor
If your PC has no math coprocessor, or if the PC is an 80486, the phrase
"with math coprocessor" is omitted. The Intel 80486 chip has its own built-in
equivalent of the 80387 math coprocessor.
2. Software included
The following files are included here, and may be redistributed only in their
entirety. If you write programs that require a minimum Intel processor to
run, then you can use this software to check which processor is present.
READ.ME This file.
CPUCHECK.EXE Executable version of CPUCHECK, compiled with Turbo Pascal 5.5.
CPUCHECK.PAS Pascal source program for CPUCHECK. Compatible with Borland
Turbo Pascal 4.0 or later and Microsoft Quick Pascal 1.0.
Uses CHIPS unit.
CHIPS.PAS Pascal source program for CHIPS units. Uses CHIPTYPE.OBJ.
CHIPS.QPU Quick Pascal 1.0 CHIPS unit.
CHIPS.TPU Turbo Pascal 5.5 CHIPS unit.
CHIPTYPE.ASM Microsoft MASM 5.1 source for code that does the real work.
CHIPTYPE.OBJ Microsoft MASM 5.1 object for CHIPTYPE.ASM.
3. Acknowledgements
Pat O'Shea wrote the original CHIPTYPE.ASM for C programmers. His original
checks for all processor types up through an 80386/80387, including the
NEC V20.
Ben Myers added logic to check for presence of an 80486, and verified that it
worked correctly.
Page 3-42 of the Intel i486 Microprocessor Programmer's Reference Manual
contains a function that tells an 80486 from an 80386. Like other Intel
references, this is a really good book, indispensible if you are writing
for the 80486. The Intel order number is 240486-001, dated January 1990.
4. Our rights
This software is donated to the public domain at no fee to anyone choosing
to use it. If you incorporate some or all of the above software into your
software, commercial product or otherwise, give recognition to the authors.
That is all we ask.
This software has been tested and found to work properly in its present form
on all of the above Intel microprocessors. We have no liability whatsoever
for any damages arising from using any of the above software.
5. Your rights
We have not asked for a fee to acquire or use this software. Should you
experience any difficulty whatsoever, you have no legal recourse against us.
6. Protection from viruses
PKUNZIP was run directing its report to be appended to this file. The data
is correct for all files in the report except for READ.ME.
PKUNZIP (tm) FAST! Extract Utility Version 1.01 07-21-89
Copyright 1989 PKWARE Inc. All Rights Reserved. PKUNZIP/h for help
Searching ZIP: CPUCHECK.ZIP
Length Method Size Ratio Date Time CRC-32 Attr Name
------ ------ ----- ----- ---- ---- ------ ---- ----
2464 Implode 1823 27% 04-30-90 08:00 98c153f2 --w CPUCHECK.EXE
721 Implode 375 48% 04-30-90 08:00 8e805ac9 --w CPUCHECK.PAS
592 Implode 460 23% 04-30-90 08:00 30409a3c --w CHIPS.QPU
752 Implode 426 44% 04-30-90 08:00 7bb56d69 --w CHIPS.TPU
566 Implode 460 19% 04-30-90 08:00 5111583c --w CHIPS.PAS
336 Stored 336 0% 04-30-90 08:00 62e0d60a --w CHIPTYPE.OBJ
9946 Implode 3839 62% 04-30-90 08:00 1f598ec5 --w CHIPTYPE.ASM
2873 Implode 1571 46% 04-30-90 08:00 4ad06188 --w READ.ME
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18250 9290 50% 8
Ben Myers
Spirit of Performance, Inc.
73 Westcott Road
Harvard, MA 01451 USA
tel. 508/456-3889
Publishers of Personal Measure, a performance measurement package for
IBM and compatible PCs, and system benchmarks.