Can I use 8087 on 80286 motherboard?

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From: Milind D Paranjpe
Date: Tue, 28 Jul 1992 04:45

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I finally upgraded from an 8088 to an 80286.  Can I use my 8087 on the new
motherboard?  I noticed that the motherboard has a 14.31818MHz crystal near
the 80287 socket.  Does this mean that the coprocessor actually runs at
4.77MHz?

Thanks for email responses, (and sorry if this is an FAQ)
Milind Paranjpe
paranjpe@leland.stanford.edu

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