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Re: Can I use 8087 on 80286 motherboard?

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From: Patrick Taylor
Date: Sun, 02 Aug 1992 23:42
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In article <1992Jul31.111725.21557@dragon.acadiau.ca> 900073s@dragon.acadiau.ca (Donald Smith) writes:
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>From: 900073s@dragon.acadiau.ca (Donald Smith)
>Subject: Re: Can I use 8087 on 80286 motherboard?
>Message-ID: <1992Jul31.111725.21557@dragon.acadiau.ca>
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>References: <1992Jul28.044519.9681@leland.Stanford.EDU> <1992Jul30.191748.29517@leland.Stanford.EDU>
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>paranjpe@leland.Stanford.EDU (Milind D Paranjpe) writes:

>  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 

Please take your foot out of your mouth.  The _486_SX_ does *NOT* have a
coprocessor built in, and that is what the 80487 SX is for.
                                                                                        "This must be Thursday.  I never could get the hang of Thursdays"                                                                     - D Adams
  - Patrick Taylor
    Ericsson Network Systems                                                        exuptr@exu.ericsson.se             "Don't let the .se fool you"                 alternately, exuptr@ZGNews.Lonestar.Org
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Subject: Re: Can I use 8087 on 80286 motherboard?
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