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echo: power_bas
to: RAFA GAWENDA
from: JOSE MEJUTO
date: 1995-11-05 02:12:00
subject: DOUBLE vs. EXTENDED

02 Nov 95 22:24, Rafa Gawenda escrib¡a a Jose Mejuto:
Hola Rafa!
 JM>> Emulation in the PowerBASIC may detect the coprocessor and use it
 JM>> Dave, can you explain this situation ?
 RG>   Have you ever read the (...) help (-:{
 Yes, but...
 RG> ~[console]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 RG> ~~~~~~~~~ With the Emulate option selected (the default), programs can
 RG> go two ways. If an 80x87 math coprocessor (or 80486 CPU) is available,
 RG> the program uses it; if not, the program uses software routines
 RG> to accomplish the same thing (though more
 RG> slowly). ~[end]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 RG> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 RG>   I think it is being done this way since TurboBasic times...
 I think that that flag only takes effect in .EXE files. Yes, I'm wrong... 
sorry.
Saludotes,
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