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Path: euryale.cc.adfa.oz.au!newshost.anu.edu.au!harbinger.cc.monash.edu.au!news.rmit.EDU.AU!news.unimelb.EDU.AU!munnari.OZ.AU!news.ecn.uoknor.edu!news.ysu.edu!news.cps.udayton.edu!news.engr.udayton.edu!blackbird.afit.af.mil!zombie.ncsc.mil!news.mathworks.com!newsfeed.internetmci.com!news.cfa.org!fergus!alk From: alk@fergus (Teeny Tiny Super Guy) Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc Subject: Netscape's Atlas for FreeBSD Bombs Date: 10 Apr 1996 00:41:39 GMT Organization: Comunicating for America Network Services, MN USA Lines: 18 Message-ID: <4kf043$mhi@swifty.cfa.org> NNTP-Posting-Host: fergus.cfa.org X-Newsreader: TIN [version 1.2 PL2] I think I remember seeing this come across this list earlier and didn't pay any attention to it, and now I wish I did. The new Atlas from Nescape is bombing with a 'floating' something error. Is this a Netscape bug or something in FreeBSD? Any known fixes? Floating point exception. Your point processor has a coolant leak, and is beginning to float, hence the term 'floating point processor'. This makes the connections to the main CPU unreliable, leading to bad point results. This is a problem for Netscape because of the 'point survey' mechanism which polls your point processor to see which web page it is pointing to. The solution is to have the bit bucket drained. This is a much neglected maintenance procedure which is analogous to the re-machining of the blow-by valves of a car engine done when you ask a mechanic for a blow job. Thanks. Always happy to be of service.