Index: ram/midas.c
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--- ram/midas.c	(revision 7ecfb7b804af212fdc1cf5f5eebff4b5072b391b)
+++ ram/midas.c	(revision aa021e27af8d8567fa787e709e3b0d49eefafb76)
@@ -147,6 +147,6 @@
 	BIOS(B_SETV, 26, fpuint);	/* set level 2 int. vector for FPU */
 
-	initcfg    = 0;			/* set initial configuration  (in MS bits) */
-	fp_resv[0] = (-1000) << 5;	/* initial output amplitude = 0.0 */
+	initcfg    = 0;		/* set initial configuration  (in MS bits) */
+	fp_resv[0] = VALMIN;	/* initial output amplitude = 0.0 */
 
 	fpuclr();		/* quiet the FPU */