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Subject: Re: k62, crafty, windows

Author: Eugene Nalimov

Date: 16:17:53 03/14/00

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Just pick up executable from Bob's site. MSVC-compiled Crafty would run on any
386-compatible CPU even when it's optimized for PPro.

Eugene

On March 14, 2000 at 19:02:11, ed wrote:

>I find many things v odd ....
>
>Bob said that K62 doesnt' support ppro optimization (Dann suggested the same
>too.) This is why I can't use any crafty ver 17.x altho Bob believes that "some"
>versions works. (I would think that Bob is a creature of habit :), eg compile
>pgms with certain options (eg, ppro optimization)in a consistent manner.
>Unfortunately, since there aren't any notes saying which version isn't PPRO
>optimized, I had to DL many many many diff 17.x versions to randomly try. Sadly,
>all gave me illegal program instructions error. :(
>
>According to Phalanx's page (bench section), K63 could run Phalanx with PPro
>optimization. But what I know is K63 is just K62 with with 256k full speed
>cache. So what's going on here? Can anyone confirm that K62 won't run PPro
>optimized code?
>
>Another thing. There must be millions with K62 wanting to run Crafty under
>windows. I read many message boards, yet, I have never seen once anyone saying
>that he can't run Crafty. Either that or all K62 owners have compilers and
>compile their own Crafty.
>
>Well, I would appreciate it if anyone can point me to a K62 compatible latest
>Crafty exe.
>
>Tnx u.



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