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fptype

PURPOSE

     Displays the floating point configuration of the system.

SYNOPSIS
     fptype

DESCRIPTION

     The fptype command calls the subroutine, _FPtype(), which
     determines the current floating point configuration. Then
     fptype returns  one of the following  values and displays
     the corresponding message:

     Value     Message
     0         Floating Point Type = Software Emulation
     1         Floating Point Type = FPA Card
     2         Floating Point Type = APC Card with MC68881
     4         Floating Point Type = AFPA - No DMA Support
     12        Floating Point Type = AFPA - With DMA Support

RELATED INFORMATION

     The  fpfp subroutine  in AIX  Operating System  Technical
     Reference.

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