paul@dy4.uucp (Paul Burry) (05/01/90)
In article <11069@cbmvax.commodore.com> valentin@cbmvax (Valentin Pepelea) writes: |In article <19944@grebyn.com> ckp@grebyn.UUCP (Checkpoint Technologies) writes: || ||And also, notice the new 68040. It has a fully 68882-compatible floating ||point unit built in - but only if the kernel intercepts the traps caused by ||the missing trig instructions and emulates them. So I must ask Commodore to ||be sure to take care of this when they ship their 68040. | |Well, why don't you write such trap handler and we'll gladly include it! :-) |And while you're at it, how about designing a 68040 for us? | |Valentin |-- |The Goddess of democracy? "The tyrants Name: Valentin Pepelea |may distroy a statue, but they cannot Phone: (215) 431-9327 |kill a god." UseNet: cbmvax!valentin@uunet.uu.net | - Ancient Chinese Proverb Claimer: I not Commodore spokesman be The trap handler is available from Motorola. Hopefully, the new Exec will provide full support for '040 FPU emulation and it's new stack frame formats.... -- =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=- Paul Burry PHONE: (613)-596-9911 UUCP: ...!cognos!dy4!paul POST: Dy4 Systems Inc., 21 Fitzgerald Road, or ...!cognos!dy4!seu13!paul Nepean, Ontario, Canada K2H 9J4
jdutka@wpi.wpi.edu (John Dutka) (05/06/90)
In article <167@dy4.UUCP> paul@dy4.UUCP (Paul Burry) writes: >The trap handler is available from Motorola. Hopefully, the new Exec >will provide full support for '040 FPU emulation and it's new stack frame >formats.... Speaking of the 68040, is Commodore-Amiga planning a 68040 board in the near future (this year or next)? -- | husc6!m2c!wpi!jdutka | "Hey, baby - wanna do some HEAT TRANSFER? | | jdutka@wpi.wpi.edu | Heh, heh, heh!" | | jdutka@wpi.bitnet | -Mechanical Engineers On The Prowl | | John Dutka _________|_____________________________________________________|