On Wed, 14 Jan 1998, Bill Studenmund wrote:
> > I've always wondered this, what exactly does FPSP do? I have it in my
> > config file, mostly because I have no idea what it is.
> > I have a Q650, so I do have a FPU.
> 
> So you have an 040? Then you don't have an FPU. You have part of the
> FPU built into the 040, and the rest (like the trancendental functions)
> is emulated in the FPSP (Floating Point Software Package, I think).
> 
> Motorola released the FPSP w/ the 040 for backwards compatability. With it,
> an 040 can support the full FPU software model.

Well, you learn something everyday. Although, "trancendental functions"
sounds like it has more to do with religion or philosophy than with
computers ;). Thanks for clearing me up, I guess I should leave it in my
config file then.

-Xiamin