Re: Math chip

[TWS <adoyson@nccn.net>]

I'd like to buy one of these cards.  If someone is making a list to meet a
certain quantity for a  minimum order, you can add one more person.

S�nke Behrens wrote:

> Ronald Clark <ron@pacifier.com> wrote:
>
> >Is there a Math chip fo the GS?
> >and is it of any use like what program can use it and is it worth it?
>
> Ja, there is! Get the NumberCruncher. It uses a 68881 or 68882 and is
> compatible to the FPE. Unlike the FPE, however, it doesn't have the
> hardware bugs that crashed the FPE.
>
> Drawback: You may have to find some others who want one ... I don't
> know when the next production run might start, or at what quantity.
>
> It accelerates everything that uses SANE, through an init. That init
> has been debugged quite a bit from the one that shipped with the FPE,
> as well.
>
> And, of course, ORCA/C and ORCA/Pascal can create source code that
> accesses the card directly, for _dramatic_ speedups.
>
> IMO, well worth it. I never regretted buying a NC.
>
> Yours
> S�nke
>
> --
> ORCA/C buglist and other stuff at: http://www.bigfoot.com/~sbehrens/


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