Fw: Can you use SSE2 in DOS?

From: Beth Wise (dtopnorth_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 03/29/04

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    I've posted this about 4 times. I always get the confirmation that I posted
    as shown below. I never see the post make it to the newsgroups.

    1. It is not rejected
    2. The email name is valid

    I see no reason for the problem. I post to several other newsgroups with
    this address, dtopnorth@yahoo.com . I never have a problem. I do from time
    to time change the name associated with the email address. In the case of
    newgroup posting the name says "dtn". But as you see, the name that you get
    from this email is "Beth Wise"

    ----- Original Message -----
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    Date: Mon, 15 Mar 2004 21:51:46 -0800
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    To: dtopnorth@yahoo.com
    Subject: Can you use SSE2 in DOS?

    From: dtopnorth@yahoo.com (dtn)
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    Subject: Can you use SSE2 in DOS?
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    I want to actually just demonstrate SSE2 instructions and XMM
    registers from DOS. So I start a debugger (like GRDB.EXE)from the DOS
    prompt and code in an MMX instruction like PSLLQ. It works. I add a
    66h in front of it which according to my manuals makes it into an XMM
    instruction.

    I then execute that instruction and the system hangs.

    Is there something I must do to enable SSE2??

    I am using an AMD Opteron CPU and I checked the CPU instruction and it
    supports SSE2. - Thanks

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