Message-Id: <199705302146.VAA09489@mx2.rmplc.co.uk>
From: "Liam" <marl AT rmplc DOT co DOT uk>
To: "Paul Derbyshire" <ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA>, <djgpp AT delorie DOT com>,
        <jawed AT tc DOT umn DOT edu>
Subject: Re: Newbie Q: DPMI setup failed!
Date: Fri, 30 May 1997 22:33:42 +0100
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Paul Derbyshire <ao950 AT FreeNet DOT Carleton DOT CA>
> To: djgpp AT delorie DOT com
> Subject: Re: Newbie Q: DPMI setup failed!
> Date: 30 May 1997 07:10
> 
> 
> Jawed Karim (jawed AT tc DOT umn DOT edu) writes:
> > Geena Park wrote:
> >> 
> >>   Hi, I've just downloaded and installed djgpp. When I ran the first
> >>   test compiling, I got the following message:
> >> 
> >> C:\mee\pgms\reglm>gcc -o main.c
> >> Warning: Coprocessor not present and DPMI setup failed!
> >>          If application attempts floating operations system may hang!
> >> gcc.exe: No input files
> >> 
> >>   My system is Pentium Pro 200 with 64MB RAM and 4.3 GB hard-drive.
> >>   I can't believe I do not have math coprocessor. How do I check/fix
> >>   this problem?  Any of your thought will be greatly appreciated.
> >> --
> >>   _____________
> >>   M. Geena Park
> > 
> > You may have a rare type of Pentium Pro that was manufactured without a
> > math coprocessor. Intel figured that the PPro200 would be fast enough
> > anyhow, and thus decided not to include a math coprocessor in it. You
> > can remedy the problem by connecting a TI-81 to the serial port. It
> > should work....
> 
> What time zone are you in? In mine, it's May 29, not April 1st. :P
What good will a TI-81 do??? I've got a TI-82, a calculator from
Texas Instruments that we got forced to buy. Hows this work?