From: Jawed Karim <jawed AT tc DOT umn DOT edu>
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Subject: Re: Newbie Q: DPMI setup failed!
Date: Mon, 26 May 1997 16:53:20 -0600
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Geena Park wrote:
> 
>   Hi, I've just downloaded and installed djgpp. When I ran the first
>   test compiling, I got the following message:
> 
> C:\mee\pgms\reglm>gcc -o main.c
> Warning: Coprocessor not present and DPMI setup failed!
>          If application attempts floating operations system may hang!
> gcc.exe: No input files
> 
>   My system is Pentium Pro 200 with 64MB RAM and 4.3 GB hard-drive.
>   I can't believe I do not have math coprocessor. How do I check/fix
>   this problem?  Any of your thought will be greatly appreciated.
> --
>   _____________
>   M. Geena Park

You may have a rare type of Pentium Pro that was manufactured without a
math coprocessor. Intel figured that the PPro200 would be fast enough
anyhow, and thus decided not to include a math coprocessor in it. You
can remedy the problem by connecting a TI-81 to the serial port. It
should work....