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From: U3364521@ucsvc.ucs.unimelb.edu.au (Lou Cavallo)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga
Subject: Re: Amax problems with the Amiga 3000
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Date: 21 Aug 90 12:43:31 GMT
References: <27770@nigel.ee.udel.edu> <13906@cbmvax.commodore.com>
Organization: I.A.E.S.R., Melbourne University
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G'day,

DH> In article <13906@cbmvax.commodore.com>, daveh@cbmvax.commodore.com
DH> (Dave Haynie) writes: 

JL>  In article <27770@nigel.ee.udel.edu> jlabelle@lynx.northeastern.edu writes:
JL> 
JL>  1. Can't handle math co-processor 88882
JL>     i.e. Excel

DH> It might be a good idea to find out if Apple has some patch for this; the
DH> 68030<->68882 connection is defined by Motorola, not Apple or Commodore.  So
DH> one would expect that it's purely a software issue, and perhaps something 
DH> Apple fixes on disk for Mac IIs.  Just a guess...

Joel, for what it is worth I recall reading a stream on this in comp.sys.mac I
think sometime ago. Apparently (i.e. according to my failable memory) Microsoft
Excel had trouble identifying a math coprocessor (I think they did not use the
Apple SANE (arithmetic?) routines).

I think it is quite likely someone in comp.sys.mac will recall the problem and
fix (if any).

JL>Joel M. LaBelle		Jlabelle@lynx.northeastern.edu		

DH> Dave Haynie Commodore-Amiga (Amiga 3000) "The Crew That Never Rests"
DH>    {uunet|pyramid|rutgers}!cbmvax!daveh      PLINK: hazy     BIX: hazy
DH>       Get that coffee outta my face, put a Margarita in its place!

yours truly,
Lou Cavallo.