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Date:      Mon, 27 Mar 2000 22:21:40 +0100
From:      Alfred Breull <puma@hannover.sgh-net.de>
To:        freebsd-newbies@FreeBSD.ORG
Subject:   Re: Help, please.
Message-ID:  <3.0.6.32.20000327222140.009ac4e0@pop3.hannover.sgh-net.de>
In-Reply-To: <Pine.BSF.4.05.10003271126370.557-100000@moritz.alleswirdge lber>
References:  <3.0.6.32.20000327104451.009a9e10@pop3.hannover.sgh-net.de>

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Actually it's f32, the f2c and c/cc (compiler) GNU version from 
1992/93 running under ms-dos (environment must be set), and which 
I need to program (Fortran IV and f77) every now and then. Win95 
came a little later. :)

Yes, true, it runs (almost) like hell on a 486dx. Unfortunately, my 
notebook is an sx33. - Do you imagine how long it takes for the sx 
to emulate a math co-pro when you need to keep several real large 
matrices in memory ? Hours and hours !  So, I'm more relaxed when my 
stuff requires just about one hundredth of the notebook's calculation 
period on the p 400.

Besides, I also tried SUSE's pre-current version of the f2c and g77 
some weeks ago - they even finished within just two thirds of the time 
the old f32/ go32 version needs (on the p400).

Well, ehm, my other fortran has MS's copyright from 1982, 83, 84, the 
linker (v.241) from 1983, suffering from the 64KB boundary ... 

Finally, concerning the last part of your friendly replies - I've 
tested the combinations of 'my' f32/ go32 and DOS 6.2 with win95 or 
win98 or winNT. Booted to DOS, I get systems crashs although I 
exclude the corresponding areas in the config.sys.

But, basically, it's no problem - I look forward to the installation 
of BSD.

Alf

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At 11:28 27.03.00 +0200, Heiko nicely replied:
>> The extra DOS partition is required because I run go32 (for f2c) which 
>> uses memory win98 wants to keep to itself - even when installed as
>> DOS/ win98 dualboot.
>
>I never heard this. Btw, it might be usefull to have a dedicated system
>for playing around etc anyway, an old 486 is enough.


and

>Das ist aus meiner Sicht sicher falsch. Ich hab hier l3enc mit go32
>einfach in c:\windows\command, laeuft unproblematisch auch unter Win 98.





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