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Architecture: PPC
PowerFPU
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Tom Pittman |
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John M. Neil |
Download PowerFPU.hqx
(145.87 KB)
For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 9
For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 9
Download powerfpu13install.sit
(272.02 KB)
For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 9
For System 7.0 - 7.6 - Mac OS 9
PowerFPU is a 68K FPU emulator for PPC Macs. It's similar to Software FPU, but more somewhat faster and more efficient. This may be necessary to run older 68K apps on PPC hardware.
Author's page: http://www.ittybittycomputers.com/IttyBitty/PowerFPU/
Architecture: PPC
Requires a PPC Mac.
"One unlucky user discovered that opening the PowerFPU control panel disables it, requiring a re-install. Just install it and don't open it, if you have that problem."
Comments
The additional download is the installer for PowerFPU 1.1 and the updater to version 1.3 (not 1.3b1). However, it is unclear which version 1.3 or 1.3b1 is more recent (a lot of programmers don't rigorously follow software release version conventions). Incidentally, the original BinHex (hqx) file does not have a valid time stamp from its creation. Doing a legit install seems to eliminate the pesky "Install from master disk" message.
As for the "disabling red X" issue, try shutting down and cold-starting the computer. The control panel will disable after a restart, so the computer must be shut down every time to use PowerFPU.
Thank you for uploading this part of software to match my request at the SoftwareFPU entry.