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#A3000 040

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#159691From: Erik FlomAug 14, 1994 3:55 PM
Thanks for the info! I'm tempted to get an upgrade kit or two, but I think I'll wait for a few more weeks of bug testing by you brave sould out there. :^) Keep On Toastin' Erik Flom
#159734From: Steven D. KapplinAug 14, 1994 11:39 PM
Erik, Well, after 4 days of using it I haven't experienced anything strange or unusual. If anything it feels like the system is stabler than before, although that's more a sense than anything truly tangible. I did find that CanDo works properly with the Picasso board in recognizing the existence of the Picasso video modes, which it did not with 2.1. I'm sure that has to do with the new ROMs. About the only "bug" I seem to notice is that the 3.1 Palette program seems to want to use the wrong Color 0 value until I reboot with the new settings. Otherwise, nothing else seemed out of place. During installation the math libraries I had been using were overwritten. The libraries with 3.1 apparently aren't optimized for the 68040, as were the ones I had been using. The 3.1 libraries are slow. I replaced them today with the faster ones and that made a big difference in spreadsheet operations. I've tried most all of my apps, FinalWriter, ProWrite, PageStream, CanDo, SuperBase, etc. All seem to work without a problem. I have, however, read some threads here that report ProPage doesn't work with 3.1, and some of the newer animation/graphic programs were reported having a problem, but I don't recall which ones, specifically. So far, it seems to be a stable operating system.
#159784From: Erik FlomAug 15, 1994 1:01 PM
Thanks for the feedback! There are a few options that make the upgrade attractive (CD-ROM & AGA support), but the comment about slower math libraries has me concerned! Which version of 68040.library are you using now? Thanks, Erik Flom Erik Flom
#159793From: Steven D. KapplinAug 15, 1994 2:43 PM
Erik, I have the most current version, the same one you shipped me. The math libs, however, are no concern. Consider that the OS expects an 882 or 881 FPU, so the stock libs are written for them. There is a shareware set of libs written specifically for the /040 built-in FPU, so it is much faster on the '040. The stock libs have to be compatible with the non-040 CPUs and this version of the OS doesn't come with a separate set of '040 libraries, which shouldn't surprise anyone. The stock libraries aren't slower than the previous stock libraries, they are only slower than the '040-specific math libs. I guess I didn't make that clear.
#159879From: Erik FlomAug 16, 1994 2:14 AM
Duh, yeah right…..I should have guessed you'd be using the stuff I sent you with the 3640. ('Nevermind….' :^) I'm unaware of the shareware 040 specific math libs….Could you steer me towards those? Thanks, Erik Flom
#159932From: Steven D. KapplinAug 16, 1994 3:25 PM
Erik, The file was FastMath, but I don't recall where I got it. It may have been here or it may have been on Genie or Portal. If you can't find it, let me know and I'll upload it.
#160121From: Erik FlomAug 17, 1994 7:56 PM
Thanks! I'll check for it, and get back to you if I can't find it. Erik Flom
#160385From: Brian BartlettAug 19, 1994 4:26 PM
Erik, FMATH.LHA in the libraries (lib 13) section of AmigaTech. The Four Seasons of Southern California: Fire, Flood, Earthquake, and Riot.