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From: larry@focsys.uucp (Larry Williamson)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.i386
Subject: Re: Pic on ISC's 386/ix 2.0.2 locks system hard.
Message-ID: <LARRY.89Nov28130851@focsys.uucp>
Date: 28 Nov 89 18:08:51 GMT
References: <LARRY.89Nov27150018@focsys.uucp>
Sender: larry@focsys.uucp (Larry Williamson)
Organization: Focus Automation Systems Inc. Waterloo, Ontario.
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In-Reply-To: larry@focsys.uucp's message of 27 Nov 89 15:00:1

In article <LARRY.89Nov27150018@focsys.uucp> I wrote:
> Whenever anyone here runs pic (DWB 2.0), our system would lock up
> so hard, that the only recourse was to power off the computer.

I received mail and have seen postings from each of these people:
 . cpcahil@virtech.uucp (Conor P. Cahill)
 . rick@pcrat.uucp (Rick Richardson)
 . Dick Dunn <watmath!ico.isc.com!rcd>
 . Preston Gurd <watmath!watcgl.waterloo.edu!rpgurd>

They all suggested that the problem is probably related to the old
infamous 386/387 incompability.

And they are correct. I swapped the double sigma 386 out of the
machine with the 387 and put in a 386DX chip. Pic now seems to work
like a charm.

Thanks.
-Larry