Re: Innovative Systems Floating Point Engine Rev B 1988

["Michael Kent" <michael.kent@a2central.com.remove-116b-this>]

  To: Yvan
 > I found a Innovative Systems Floating Point Engine Rev B 1988.

 > First, what is it?

The Floating Point Engine was 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's floating point math 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/GSnumerics.SD
K

Symbolix
 http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/apple16/Graphics/Applics/s
y mbolix19.shk

and JazGraph
 http://mirrors.apple2.org.za/ground.icaen.uiowa.edu/apple16/Graphics/Applics/j
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