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SoftwareFPU 3.0

SoftwareFPU is a control panel that allows most 68K applications expecting an FPU to work
properly on Macintoshes without one, such as the IIsi, IIvi, Macintosh LC series, Classic II and
Color Classic series, Performa series, and some models of the Quadra, PowerBook, and
PowerBook Duo series. SoftwareFPU will also work on Power Macintoshes. SoftwareFPU is
fully compatible with System 6, 7, and 8, and is PowerPC native.

SoftwareFPU will not work on 68000 Macintoshes such as the Macintosh Plus, SE, Classic, Portable, and PowerBook 100.

Because of a 68LC040 CPU chip bug, some applications crash with SoftwareFPU on 68LC040 Macintoshes.

Why use SoftwareFPU?
SoftwareFPU allows you to use your FPU applications now, instead of waiting for a software
upgrade or buying an FPU card. On Power Macintoshes, SoftwareFPU is the only way you can
use FPU applications until they are available in PowerPC-native form.

In addition, if a developer only offers color Macintosh II and black and white Macintosh Plus/SE/Classic
versions of their software, SoftwareFPU allows users to take advantage of color features in the Macintosh II version, rather than settling for the black and white Macintosh Plus/SE/Classic
version.

The PFD manuals included with SoftwareFPU are available as separate 'Manuals' download, too.

Compatibility
Architecture: 68k

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