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11/3/71FPTRAP (III)

NAME fptrap -- floating point simulator
SYNOPSIS sys 33.; fptrap
DESCRIPTION fptrap is a program designed to pick up illegal instruction inorder to simulate a sub--set of the 11/45 floating point


hardware.
FILES kept in /etc/liba.a
SEE_ALSO as, PDP--11/45 manual
DIAGNOSTICS none, hardware gives no diagnostics.
BUGS The simulation, if unsuccessful for any reason gives an lOTfault from inside the simulator. This should be handeled


better.
OWNER ken, dmr