Author: Flash (port301.cvx2-sto.ppp.netlink.se)
Date: 12-13-2001 12:15
Unfortunately, no.
At least not the Performa 5200,
since it emulates a 020, whish HAS no FPU!
Fact is, that even the 040 has some problems.
The on-chip FPU is nothing like the poor Ž882
but it has a slightly different instruction
set,
so when running MagiC, you must have a patch
in the AUTO folder to emulate these missing
instructions. I wondered why GEMbench reported
0% FPU, until I found that patch on the net.
But when I tried to STart MM on the old ppc,
it just crashed, until I removed the patch.
Then it STarts up, but it runs slow and jerky.
> Try the same comparison with
> Magic on a G3 or G4.
-Actually I will!
As soon as I can find some decent emulation
routines, IŽll order a G3/500 card, for evaluation...
Problem is, I canŽt write such stuff. :(
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