#Perspective
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OS/9 is undoubtably be more in the $500-$700 range. All Amiga software runs
with the 68010/20 and math coprocessor? Not quite. Give the calculator a try
and see what happens.
* Reply:
8713
All Amiga software written according to the RKM guidelines (which do address
68010/68020 compatibility) will run on the more powerful versions of the 68000.
The main point being that the Amiga Kernal is written to support these future
enhancements, and any program on the Amiga CAN be very easily written for the
same enhancements. The calculator is an older program and was probably not
brought up to 1.1 standards. As for a math coprocessor, as long as you use the
OpenLibrary() function to access the Amiga floating point routines, then your
application should work with an add-on floating-point processor, since that
processor will come with a replacement floating point library that knows about
it. That's the whole reason for the Amiga libraries — it allows current
programs to keep up with any future machine enhancements.
* Reply:
8725
I agree that all Amiga software can be easily written for the 68010/20.
However, not all software is written that way. The calculator program was
shipped on the 1.1 updates so I can only assume that it is up to 1.1 standards
and it does NOT run properly when using a 68010. Whoever wrote the calculator,
whether C/A, Commodore West Chester, or whoever, didn't follow the published
'rules'.