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From: pim@cti-software.nl (Pim Zandbergen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386,fido.unix
Subject: Lotus-123 for Unix on a i486 (was: Re: wanted: UNIX or clone)
Message-ID: <1991May4.214642.27855@cti-software.nl>
Date: 4 May 91 21:46:42 GMT
References: <1991Apr28.155002.7791@unixland.uucp> <1991Apr28.212531.14727@agate.berkeley.edu> <1991Apr30.135708.19899@bilver.uucp> <1991May3.213649.3513@unixland.uucp>
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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?



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