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[TRLog] Runtime Error - Fixed?

Subject: [TRLog] Runtime Error - Fixed?
From: n5na@bellsouth.net (Alan Sewell)
Date: Thu, 07 May 1998 17:56:24 -0500
Has this problem been fixed? I just ordered at 350 Mhz Pentium II and am
wondering if I will be able to use TR.

73,

Alan  N5NA
n5na@bellsouth.net

Tree N6TR wrote:
> 
> >  I am using a 300 MHZ PII Computer with 128 Meg of ram. Everytime I run
> > "Post" I receive a "RUNTIME ERROR 200 @ 17AF:0091"
> >  I currently have 6.24 installed. This happens under a DOS Shell via WIN95
> > OSR 2.1 and also when booting directly to the DOS prompt.
> >
> >  My computer systems is configured for removable hard drives. I have a
> > seperate hard drive running DOS 6.22 and receive the same runtime error on
> > that as well.  However, the memory location is 1739:0091.
> >
> > On my 486, I have no problem running post and having it work correctly.
> >
> >  Any help is greatly appreciated.
> 
> Well, this appears to be the same basic problem that we had when the
> 166 MHz processors showed up.  When Borland created their delay routine
> for the Pascal compiler I am using, they didn't make it "166 MHz
> compliant".  What happened is that a number they computed as a divisor
> got too big if the processor was running too fast - and created an
> overflow situation.
> 
> I will investigate this as I am sure that the Borland Pascal underground
> has probably already seen this and someone has created a new patch to
> fix the problem.  I will try to have this figured out for the next
> release.
> 
> Does TR run on the Pentium II computer?  I would expect the same thing to
> happen.
> 
> 73 Tree
> 
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