pim@cti-software.nl (Pim Zandbergen) (05/05/91)
bill@unixland.uucp (Bill Heiser) writes: >In article <1991Apr30.135708.19899@bilver.uucp> bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion) writes: >> >>On the Lotus-123 for Unix is says it will run under SCO Xenix too. But >>the kicker is - it specifically states it will NOT run on '486 machines. >>So they have done something to make it hardware dependant. >> >>Anyone have the inside story on this. >Could it have something to do with the built-in math co-processor on >the 486 chip? Could it be the software has been crippled deliberately (this can be done using assembler code) so to ask extra $$ for an "enhanced i486" version? >-- >bill@unixland.uucp The Think_Tank BBS & Public Access Unix > ...!uunet!think!unixland!bill > ..!{uunet,bloom-beacon,esegue}!world!unixland!bill >508-655-3848 (2400) 508-651-8723 (9600-HST) 508-651-8733 (9600-PEP-V32) -- Pim Zandbergen domain : pim@cti-software.nl CTI Software BV uucp : uunet!mcsun!hp4nl!ctisbv!pim Laan Copes van Cattenburch 70 phone : +31 70 3542302 2585 GD The Hague, The Netherlands fax : +31 70 3512837
gar@spiff.UUCP (Gordon Runkle) (05/06/91)
In article <1991May4.214642.27855@cti-software.nl> pim@cti-software.nl (Pim Zandbergen) writes: bill@unixland.uucp (Bill Heiser) writes: >In article <1991Apr30.135708.19899@bilver.uucp> bill@bilver.uucp (Bill Vermillion) writes: >>On the Lotus-123 for Unix is says it will run under SCO Xenix too. But >>the kicker is - it specifically states it will NOT run on '486 machines. >>So they have done something to make it hardware dependant. >> >>Anyone have the inside story on this. >Could it have something to do with the built-in math co-processor on >the 486 chip? Could it be the software has been crippled deliberately (this can be done using assembler code) so to ask extra $$ for an "enhanced i486" version? I called Lotus about this, and they said that they have customers running on the i486 w/o problems, but that it hasn't been "certified in-house", meaning they haven't gotten around to testing it, yet. I suggested to them that they might want to do that sometime soon. :-| On the subject of Lotus for System V, anyone heard whether they plan to offer an X version, or support for Tektronix output, so that people not on the console can preview their graphs? -=gordon=- -- Gordon A. Runkle, Runkle Research UUCP: uunet!cmi486!spiff!gar INTERNET: gar@spiff.cminc.com PHONE: 703-522-0825 The difference between 'theory' and 'practice' in theory is less than the difference between 'theory' and 'practice' in practice. --Unknown sage