Float Test

[norb]

If anyone has an AMD processor and they don't mind doing me a favor, would you please download this file. Unzip it on your computer, then run the test. It will create four log files in you main c:\ folder. Zip up those files and email them to me. I have run into a problem that not all processors create the same floating point math, new to me but an old problem. So I am looking into solutions. I really appreciate it, thanks. My email is norb at this site (norbsoftware) then the dot and then the com.

http://www.norbsoftware.com/NSDFloatTest.zip

[Hancock the Superb]

What is an AMC processor?

[Vonviper]

heavy stuff
http://www.hempeldesigngroup.com/lego/p ... tMath.html

[Jim]

AMD is a company that makes CPU chips in competition with Intel.

To see if you have an AMD chip:
If you have XP: Start Run and then type dxdiag in the box. Allow it to check for WHQL signatures. On the page that comes up (System tab) there will be a line that says Processor: and following that will be either Intel or AMD. Norb is looking for test results from people who have AMD type of processors.

AMC is either a chain of movie theaters or a long out of business car company that made really poorly designed and built cars. Do an image search for "AMC Pacer" for example.

-Jim

[JC Edwards]

Jim wrote:

AMD is a company that makes CPU chips in competition with Intel.

To see if you have an AMD chip:
If you have XP: Start Run and then type dxdiag in the box. Allow it to check for WHQL signatures. On the page that comes up (System tab) there will be a line that says Processor: and following that will be either Intel or AMD. Norb is looking for test results from people who have AMD type of processors.

AMC is either a chain of movie theaters or a long out of business car company that made really poorly designed and built cars. Do an image search for "AMC Pacer" for example.

-Jim

AMC is also a cable station......American Movie Classics!:) They show rerun after rerun after rerun of Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines..........too name just one.

[7th Wisconsin]

Sent mine off. Thanks for the scare, Norb.

At one time I owned 50 shares of AMC. I believe I parlayed that into 2 shares of an Armenian potato chip manufacturer.

[JC Edwards]

7th Wisconsin wrote:

Sent mine off. Thanks for the scare, Norb.

At one time I owned 50 shares of AMC. I believe I parlayed that into 2 shares of an Armenian potato chip manufacturer.

Sounds like a rather salty venture.

[ironsight]

AMC is either a chain of movie theaters or a long out of business car company that made really poorly designed and built cars.

Good 'ol American Motors Corporation, AMC. Glad i never owned an AMC but i did own a Harley built by AMF the bowling ballers..go figure!

I remember a couple years ago, AMD's processors had floating point errors. Though a subtle error, never the less the resultant never exactly equalled an Intel chip's resultant. Their newer chips have a Floating Point Enhancement feature which is supposed to accelerate FP operations.

Norb, if you haven't done so already and if i was writing code for the mass public to work on both Intel and AMD platforms, i'd contact an AMD technical rep to find out exactly whats going on.

[Hancock the Superb]

I've got Intel, so no worries.

[estabu2]

I may be switching to an AMD processor soon, so you must get this bug fixed!!! :)