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Pipeline - Table of Contents
May/June 1994 (Volume 5, Number 3)
A list of articles that appeared in the May/June
issue of the Pipeline along with their summaries is presented here.
Introducing Indigo Magic
Describes Indigo Magic and its major features.
Provides examples of how to use desks, and how to locate people or
resources. It also provides a detailed description of
the system administration tools.
Adding Swap Space on an Indy
The Indy differs from other SGI systems in that it has only one
partition containing both / (root) and /usr. This article
describes how add swap to an Indy using swap files and by
changing partitions.
Representing a Floating Point Number on an IRIS
Describes the single and double precision floating point
formats for the MIPS RISC R2000, R3000 and R4000 series
processors.
InPerson is a networked conferencing tool that
provides multiway audio and video conferencing. This article provides an
overview of the product and its hardware and software requirements.
Floating Point Exceptions under IRIX
Discusses floating point exceptions for the
Floating Point Unit (FPU) on MIPS RISC R2000, R3000 and R4000 series
processors running IRIX. Defines a Floating Point Exception (FPE),
types of FPEs that are supported by the FPU and
what causes them, signaling and non-signaling FPEs,
writing a direct FPE signal handler, and the cost of FPEs.
Frequently-Asked Questions about IRIX
QIC Tapes
Two tables describing SGI supported quarter-inch
cartridge tapes (QIC), and their characteristics.