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RE: BOUNCE: RE: FPU support -Reply
>> Will executor emulate a FPU in future versions?
>> Does executor have a control panel like real
>>macintosh computers? I think the software-FPU is a control
>>panel device.
> What is fpu? yes executor has an control pannel its
>accessed by alt shift 5
> John
John,
an FPU on a mac is a floating point unit. It is basically a math
coprocessor. It takes the burden of performing floating decimal point
math off of the cpu from my understanding. And although executor
*has* a control panel, it is not a *true* control panel like on a mac. On a
mac there is a place in your control panel to put what are called
*extensions* which are basically what we IBM'ers call device drivers.
The FPU emulator needs to go in your extensions folder. There isn't one
in executor, thus the program won't work. I'm hoping that Ardi will
release a version of executor where you can load the true System 7
operating system. Once they figure that one out this problem will
disappear. I haven't registered yet. I'm waiting to see if they can do this.
I am really impressed with what they've done, though.
David J. Sharpe