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Re: Innovative Systems Floating Point Engine Rev B 1988
- Subject: Re: Innovative Systems Floating Point Engine Rev B 1988
- From: yvan_demo@gmx.net
- Date: Thu, 7 Aug 2008 04:30:12 -0700 (PDT)
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On Aug 7, 1:49 am, "Michael Kent"
<michael.k...@a2central.com.remove-116b-this> wrote:
> To: Yvan
> > I found aInnovativeSystemsFloatingPointEngineRev B 1988.
>
> > First, what is it?
>
> TheFloatingPointEnginewas a math coprocessor card for the Apple IIgs.
>
> > Can I use it in my IIgs?
>
> Yes.
>
> > Do I need any software or drivers?
>
> There are patches available that update SANE (the Standard Apple Numeric
> Environment -- Apple'sfloatingpointmath routines) to use the FPE. Any
> program that uses SANE will then use the FPE.
>
> Several math packages for the IIgs had support for the FPE and another
> math coprocessor card called the Number Cruncher built-in. Among these are
>
> GSNumerics
> http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/apple16/Misc/GSnu...
> K
>
> Symbolix
> http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/apple16/Graphics/...
> y mbolix19.shk
>
> and JazGraph
> http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/apple16/Graphics/...
> a zGraph.shk
>
> > Are there any documentations anywhere?
>
> Probably somewhere :-), but I don't have them.
>
> Mike
> Michael Kent Apple II Forever!
> St. Peters, MO
Thanks, I will try this packages.