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From: john@bby-bc.UUCP (john)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.microport
Subject: Re: Latest version of Microport Unix/386
Message-ID: <275@bby-bc.UUCP>
Date: 13 Apr 88 09:12:05 GMT
References: <412@amelia.nas.nasa.gov> <24166@clyde.ATT.COM> <328@uport.UUCP> <330@uport.UUCP>
Organization: Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada
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Summary: what about 286 float??

In article <330@uport.UUCP>, jmsully@uport.UUCP (John M. Sully) writes:
> >Next on the agenda, is there an upgrade for the PCC?  If so, when
> >is it due out, what does it take to be approved as a beta test site?
> >I'm planning to do some large program developement for graphics, 
> >and also would love to get KSH up and running (HAS to be small
> >model + optimized to work)
> 
> There is an update due out for the libraries, yacc, cflow, etc. but no fixes
> for PCC -- yet.  BTW, KSH will be included in this upgrade.

What about floating point for the 286 - any fixes in sight yet?
It's bad enough that legitimate floating point doesn't work correctly
but having the entire system crash while trying to do a legit floating
operation is too much - or was it fixed and I don't know about it?

John (really wanting to run my programs) Chapman

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