Mac Magazin/MacEasy 12/Mac Magazin and MacEasy Magazine CD - Issue 12.iso/Basissoftware/SoftwareFPU 3.03/Release Notes/Release Notes

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John Neil & Associates
P.O. Box 2156
Cupertino, CA 95015  USA
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Release Notes
    John Neil
February 10, 1995
;MWelcome to SoftwareFPU!  To install this shareware 68K-only version, drag the
)[SoftwareFPU control panel into the Control Panels folder in your System Folder and restart.
[If you use SoftwareFPU, you must send in a registration fee to John Neil & Associates.  The
)]registration fee for the shareware 68K-only version is just $10.  A "fat" 68K/PowerPC version
`with twice the performance is available for $20.  You can also register on-line using CompuServe
Y(GO SWREG), or by calling [phone], or by fax, or by e-mail.  Registered users will
^receive a free upgrade that allows the startup "thank you" balloon to be hidden.  Registration
`information and a registration form are available at the end of the "About SoftwareFPU" document
Bor by clicking the "Plea" button in the SoftwareFPU control panel.
Compatibility Information
[SoftwareFPU 3.0 and later is fully System 7.5 compatible.  If you have this version you can
)Ssafely ignore any warning from the Apple System 7.5 compatibility checker regarding
SoftwareFPU.
WIf you have problems running older FPU applications with SoftwareFPU under System 7.1.2
)Nor later, try turning off "Modern Memory Manager" in the Memory control panel.
USoftwareFPU is much slower than a hardware FPU.  If the performance of one or more of
)Zyour 68K FPU applications is unacceptably slow, and you have a Power Macintosh, you should
consider upgrading to
PowerFPU
)6:, John Neil & Associates new high-performance FPU emulator
)Wfor the Power Macintosh.  See the
About PowerFPU (New!)
 document for more information
about this product.
XThe following software packages require special settings on your Macintosh or have known
)#incompatibilities with SoftwareFPU:
AutoCAD 12
)HD (AutoDesk)
 AutoCAD requires "Modern Memory Manager" in the Memory
)Lcontrol panel to be turned off to work properly with System 7.1.2 and later.
DebuggerINIT
)R= (Apple Computer)
 This PowerPC debugging extension disables
)SSoftwareFPU at startup.  To use SoftwareFPU with this extension installed, open the
MSoftwareFPU control panel and click the "On" button to re-enable SoftwareFPU.
Full Impact 2.0s
)^I (Ashton-Tate)
 This application is incompatible with recent versions of
)`the system software.  SoftwareFPU cannot eliminate the "co-processor not installed" system error
'that occurs when launching Full Impact.
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MachTen
)3O (Tenon Intersystems)
 MachTen provides its own FPU emulation which interferes
)Ywith SoftwareFPU.  To use SoftwareFPU with this extension installed, open the SoftwareFPU
Acontrol panel and click the "On" button to re-enable SoftwareFPU.
Mathematica
)FF (Wolfram Research)
 Some versions require "Modern Memory Manager" in
)Wthe Memory control panel to be turned off to work properly with System 7.1.2 and later.
MathLibFast
)GF (Apple Computer)
 SoftwareFPU may not be compatible with development
)9versions of this improved Apple PowerPC numerics library.
PSpice
)'Q (MicroSim)
 PSpice may generate incorrect results when used with SoftwareFPU on
)V68LC040 Macintoshes affected by the 68LC040 CPU chip bug (see the "68LC040 Owners MUST
READ" document).
StatView 4.1
)JH (Abacus Concepts)
 A StatView bug causes the PowerPC-native version of
)Wthis application to display an erroneous warning message at startup when SoftwareFPU is
(installed.  This warning can be ignored.
Upgrades
VRegistered users can upgrade to the latest "fat" 68K/PowerPC version of SoftwareFPU by
)]sending $10 to the address above.  A patcher to update from SoftwareFPU version 3.0/3.01/3.02
_to 3.03 is available via e-mail free to registered users from John Neil & Associates.  Upgrades
Wfrom SoftwareFPU to PowerFPU, John Neil & Associates
 high-performance 68K FPU emulator
Qfor the Power Macintosh, are $50 ($60 for registered 68K-only SoftwareFPU users).
Commercial Licensing
WSoftwareFPU may not be sold or bundled with products without a license from John Neil &
)]Associates.  For information on commercial licensing, please contact me at the address above.
Change History
"Changes from Version 3.02 to 3.03:
)    9Fixed incompatibilities with DeltaGraph Pro & True BASIC.
)    IFixed a bug in the 68K FPU emulator that caused error messages in MATLAB.
)    UAdded a new PowerPC startup icon to make it clear what version of the FPU emulator is
loaded.
)    &Improved the accuracy of hyperbolic fu
nctions.
)    *Documentation now in Common Ground format.
;"Changes from Version 3.01 to 3.02:
)    8Corrected fax number in registration form (arrrggghhh!).
;)Changes from Version 3.0 to Version 3.01:
)    9Fixed a bug that prevented MacRLab from working properly.
)    9Changed to improved icon (thanks to J.B. Wilson, age 13).
)    /Added new payment options to registration form.
Updated manual.
;)Changes from Version 2.45 to Version 3.0:
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)    PYou can now enable and disable SoftwareFPU without restarting if it was installe
d at system
startup.
)    'The control panel now has balloon help.
)    8Fixed a bug that prevented Systat from working properly.
)    6Added native PowerPC emulator (registered users only).
)    8Added 64/80-bit accuracy option (registered users only).
)    QAdded option to turn off the startup "thank you" balloon (registered users only).
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)    /Added new payment options to registration form.
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