Subject: re FPUs (yes MORE)
To: None <macbsd-development@sun-lamp.cs.berkeley.edu>
From: Theodore F. Vaida ][ <tfv0@Lehigh.EDU>
List: macbsd-development
Date: 08/03/1994 13:41:30
I note that the code made available by Motorola is the FPSP code, however this 
is the original message that led me to think there was an emulator available.

> Here is the post I sam on Linux activists about FPU emulation, make your own
> conclusions....
> 
> In message <94Jul31.091722eet_dst.10902-3@niksula.hut.fi> "Linux-Activists" 
> writes:
> > 
> > Topics:
> > 	 Re: FPU emulation code
> > 	 X-Mn-Key: 680X0
> > 
> > 
> > ----------------------------------------------------------------------
> > 
> > From: kr@shell.portal.com (kr)
> > Subject: Re: FPU emulation code
> > Date: Sun, 31 Jul 1994 02:30:51 +0300
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > At 17:50 7/28/94 +0300, Linux Activists wrote:
> > >From: arno@usn.nl (Arno Griffioen)
> > >Subject: FPU emulation code
> > >Date: Thu, 28 Jul 1994 10:40:26 +0300
> > 
> > >> If not I'd do a port but I'll need sources of the emulation code.
> > >
> > >Great! I believe the FPU emulation code itself is freely available from
> > >motorola themselves (just like the '040 FPU extention code..) so I
> > >would suggest you try to contact Moto for this..
> > >
> > >ftp.motorola.com? I don't know, but could be...
> > 
> > Motorola hosts are usually called mot.com .
> > Amazingly, the Motorola Freeware BBS are probably still not on the
> > Internet, so you will not be able to reach them by ftp. You have to dial in
> > directly to Austin TX.
> > Try 512-891-3733 . I was not able to get in just right now, but in theory
> > it should still exist...
> > 
> > The sysop of the BBS is "Dumas John R13512" <jdumas@devmail.sps.mot.com> ,
> > if you have any problems.
> > 
> > If I remember correctly, some of their stuff is mirrored on some ftp site,
> > but I forget which.
> > 
> > 
> > Greetings
> > Markus Krummenacker
> > 
> > ------------------------------
> > 
> > End of 680X0 Digest
> > *******************
> > -------
> > 
> 
> 
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