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From: andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Andrew Rossmann)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Missing INFOP100 part 3/3
Message-ID: <1990Aug18.002023.27496@ddsw1.MCS.COM>
Date: 18 Aug 90 00:20:23 GMT
References: <1990Aug13.152727.10634@IRO.UMontreal.CA> <2210019@hpausla.aso.hp.com>
Reply-To: andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM (Andrew Rossmann)
Organization: ddsw1.MCS.COM Contributor, Wheeling, IL
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In article <2210019@hpausla.aso.hp.com> dak@hpausla.aso.hp.com (Dave Kruger) writes:
>I obtained version 1.25 from Simtel20.  Unfortunately, it *still* hangs my
>25MHz 386 (HP Vectra RS/25C) when it gets to Page 2.  It gets past the "CPU:"
>prompt, but hangs on the "Coprocessor:" prompt five lines later.  (I don't
>have a coprocessor.)  Even CTRL-ALT-DEL doesn't work.
>
>Oh well, it *looked* good.
>
>Dave K.

  I've gotten several messages about the problem (I split the CPU and NDP
tests for just the above reason!) I've been looking at code used in other
programs, and did notice that it uses the code:
MOV AX,0
OUT F0,AX
    just before trying the coprocessor codes.
  What does the above do? Will it help?
  I'm working on the next version, it'll detect Desqview and Windows 3, and
have a Black&White mode, along with some more bug fixes (some year maybe
I'll get that CPU/NDP detection to work right!!! :-)  )

  Andrew Rossmann
  andyross@ddsw1.MCS.COM