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1.1       root        1: .pa 1
                      2: .he 'FPE (II)'9/2/72'FPE (II)'
                      3: .ti 0
                      4: NAME           fpe -- set floating exception handling
                      5: .sp
                      6: .ti 0
                      7: SYNOPSIS       sys fpe; arg / fpe = 40. not in assembler
                      8: .sp
                      9: .ti 0
                     10: DESCRIPTION    This call
                     11: allows one to catch traps resulting from
                     12: floating point exceptions.
                     13: Arg___ is a location within the program; floating exception traps
                     14: are sent to that location.
                     15: The normal effect of floating exception traps may be restored by giving
                     16: an arg___ equal to 0.
                     17: .sp
                     18: To return after catching the
                     19: fpe___
                     20: trap, execute the rti___ instruction.
                     21: .sp
                     22: .ti 0
                     23: SEE ALSO       --
                     24: .sp
                     25: .ti 0
                     26: DIAGNOSTICS    --
                     27: .sp
                     28: .ti 0
                     29: BUGS           The
                     30: floating point exception (FEC) register
                     31: is not saved per process.
                     32: Examining this register for possible
                     33: remedial action after a floating point
                     34: exception trap is not guaranteed to work.

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