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From: massimo@cuisun.unige.ch (Massimo de Francesco)
Newsgroups: comp.lang.scheme
Subject: (Big) Problems with PC-SCHEME on a 486
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Date: 11 Dec 90 09:16:00 GMT
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I have some problems with PC-SCHEME on a Compaq 486/25.
The hardware configuration is a 486/25 Compaq w/ 128 kb secondary cache, 
120 Mb (IDE) Hard disk, EISA bus.

What I get is:

>  PC Scheme 3.0   18 August 87
> (C) Copyright 1987 by Texas Instruments
>           All Rights Reserved.
>
> [PCS-DEBUG-MODE is OFF]
> [1] car
> 
> [VM ERROR encountered!] Variable not defined in current environment
> CAR
> 
> [Inspect] Quit
> [2] (+ 2 3)
> 
> [VM ERROR encountered!] Variable not defined in current environment
> +
>
> [Inspect] Quit
> [3] (define a 5)
>
> [Syntax Error] Expression has too many subexpression     ;8-\
> (DEFINE A 5)
> [Returning to top level]
> [4]


I tried also to disable as much as I could (low speed,
no secondary cache, no hard disk, no TSR, old DOS), without results.

Can anybody help me?

Has anybody had this kind of problems on a Compaq 486/25 ?
On a 486 EISA machine ?
On a 486 ISA machine ?
On a 386 with 387 ?
On a 386 with EISA and memory cache ?

Should I hope that future releases of PC-SCHEME (if there are any ...)
will work on my machine ?


Thank you for emailing, I will summarize if there is enough interest.


Massimo de Francesco
massimo@cuisun.unige.ch