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From: henry@utzoo.UUCP (Henry Spencer)
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Subject: Re: Sun-3 floating point
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Date: Wed, 4-Dec-85 12:58:20 EST
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Keywords: binary compatibility

> I understand two Sun-3 configurations are distinct in their 
> approach to floating point arithmetic:
> 	* 68020 + 68881
> 	* 68020 + Weitek (?) FP board
> ...
> Are executables for these two variants binary compatible...?

Almost certainly not, since the Weitek boards I know about pre-date the
introduction, and probably the design, of the 68881.  There has also been
some recent commentary about what the Weitek designers should learn from
the 68881, which again strongly suggests the two are not compatible.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
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