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This version 04a of FORM is buggy, it has an erratic crashing bug in
it that I have been trying to find for over two weeks now. However
everyone who's seen Mutations thinks that I should release FORM
anyway.
The bug can appear at almost any time I'm afraid. After FORM has
crashed once your machine may become unstable, and then again it may
not :-).
This bug seems to prefer certain FORMS and not others.
Some things which seem to help overcoming the bug if it happens are
1. redirect output to NUL:
2. use an undocumented command line flag -srand=<a number>
3. use -res1 -bios (if all you're trying to do is get POV output)
I'm really sorry to be releasing a buggy version, I am trying my
hardest to find the problem, and when I do I'll immediately release
another version. Failing that I may release a GO32 version which has
never crashed!
Let me know if you can get reliable crashes, as these may help me
trace the bug down and squash it.