Re: Can I use 8087 on 80286 motherboard?

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From: Edward Quillen
Date: Sat, 01 Aug 1992 16:23

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In article <1992Jul31.111725.21557@dragon.acadiau.ca> 900073s@dragon.acadiau.ca (Donald Smith) writes:

>paranjpe@leland.Stanford.EDU (Milind D Paranjpe) writes:

>>The following cobinations are possible

>>8086 and 8088           with 8087
>>80186 and 80188         with 8087 (need a special chip for signal decoding)
>>80286                   with 80287
>>80386                   with 80287 (not for 386 mode)
>>80386                   with 80387
>>80386SX                 with 80387SX
>>80486SX                 with 80487SX


>  Yeah, and if anyone is bumb enough to buy an 80487, then I have a nice
>big bridge to sell you...  Or perhaps the Eiffel tower is more your speed??

>  The Math Co. for the 487 is *built in*.....
>-- 
> My .sig file was too long so I canned it.  Mail me if you want it. *NOT!*
> 900073s@dragon.acadiau.ca 

This is not a FLAME, but the 487 is not built into the 486SX.

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