Thorsten Froehlich wrote:

> Unfortunately we no longer have any 68K Macs to test or verify if this is a
> bug or not.  No similar problem has been reported, and 3.1 has been release
> three years ago.

Humm; my performa 600 has a 68881 FPU added on the motherboard. The Diimo
accelartor has it's own on the PDS card (a 68882). I wonder if this has some
thing to do with it...

I have just got the 68k FPU source. I notice that the CodeWarrior project
is optimized for the 68881 FPU. But in the project settings, there is no
option for 68882. Another possibility. I will try various re-compiles to
see if I can solve the problem.

> You could try to use the (much slower) version without FPU support and see
> if it shows the same problem.  If the problem goes away then just use the
> non-FPU version.

I'll do that. But POV-Ray on 68k without an FPU? Ouch.

> The other option is to use a Power Macintosh (even models with PCI bus, such
> as a 7200 should be available for less $100 these days).

I have an old G3 which traces quite fast. I went to 68k because the PPC
is in
use by another. It was quite a shock going back to 68k; like walking
through treacle!

> Sorry for not being able to offer more help or verify your problem,

Thank you for replying Thorsten.

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