TP7 error 200, divide by zero on Win7 AtomCPU Netbook?
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But when my I ISP said I couldn't use Win3 and I'd have to
buy W95, I said 'screw you' and changed to Linux and
ETH Oberon. Now M$ has screwed me by convincing the
wireless modem manufacturer to play "must buy WinTel
products". So I bought this lame Win7 NetBook.
I copied my TP7 directory to the Win7 thing, but I get:
error 200 divide by zero
when I compile/run the \examples\crtdemo.pas
I've just checked: compiled/ran the crtdemo.pas on
the original disk on the old PC and it runs OK.
Should I suspect a file-copy error, or is the AtomCPU
designed by M$ to reject Borland products.
I have the original boxed TP7 with books & 5.xx inch disks,
which could be a problem to get into the netbooks USB.
Please advise. Yes I want to run in DOS mode - I think.
Thanks,
== Chris Glur.
Maarten Wiltink
That sounds like the CRT unit's processor speed calibration.
It's a short loop that's run once at initialisation, and then
the instruction count (known) is divided by the elapsed time
(measured) to get processor speed. This can then be used for
delays so short that a spin loop is the best implementation.
Then computers became so fast that the elapsed time became zero.
There's a fixed CRT unit somewhere. I trust that with this
information, you can find it.
(You mean those floppies are still readable?)
Groetjes,
Maarten Wiltink
Jamie
Sounds like you're using the Delay function which was software driven..
Your PC maybe too fast!!!!1
Jamie
Jamie
I wrote a replacement CRT for that, it also included mouse, window and
component functions in it.
Jamie
lowposter
Dr J R Stockton
xs4all.nl>, Mon, 18 Apr 2011 17:00:52, Maarten Wiltink
<maa...@kittensandcats.net> posted:
>There's a fixed CRT unit somewhere. I trust that with this
>information, you can find it.
>
There are numerous fixes of varied merit. See sig.
Perhaps the FAQ of this group should link to comp.lang.pascal.borland
and its FAQ, where reliable answers are given.
In the c.l.p.d.m FAQ, Borland Delphi Newsgroups
http://newsgroups.borland.com/cgi-bin/dnewsweb?cmd=listall&group=borland
.public.delphi.&utag= may be dead.
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Dr J R Stockton
>, Mon, 18 Apr 2011 19:48:38, Jamie <jamie_ka1lpa_not_valid_after_ka1lpa
_@charter.net> posted:
>Sounds like you're using the Delay function which was software driven..
>
> Your PC maybe too fast!!!!1
The offending code is used only to initialise the Delay function, which
is part of the Crt unit. Since the Crt code is monolithic, putting the
Crt unit in a uses statement causes the error. Of the machine is over
about 200 MHz, the Delay function in the default Crt unit CANNOT be
called.
This question is NOT a Delphi question. It should have been asked only
in comp.lang.pascal.borland, and not multi-posted. There, it received
fewer answers; but they would have been accurate ones.
Anton Shepelev
> error 200 divide by zero
There exist patches for this error:
http://www.radioscanner.ru/files/download/file11735/fix200.zip
http://pcmicro.com/elebbs/faq/rte200.html
http://chucksomerville.com/error200.html
> So I bought this lame Win7 NetBook.
Accept my deep condolences. I am happy I still can use
my good old Win98SE PC.
Anton
winston...@yahoo.com
> I used to use Turbo Pascal some years ago.
>
> But when my I ISP said I couldn't use Win3 and I'd have to
> buy W95, I said 'screw you' and changed to Linux and
> ETH Oberon. Now M$ has screwed me by convincing the
> wireless modem manufacturer to play "must buy WinTel
> products". So I bought this lame Win7 NetBook.
>
Did you try another flavor of Linux? Ubuntu supports many wireless
products.