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Article #9Re: Can I use 8087 on 80286 motherboard?
From: David L. Miller
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 19:41
Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 19:41
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In article <1992Jul31.145114.21128@news.media.mit.edu> tsmaster@media.mit.edu (David LeCompte) writes: >In article <1992Jul31.111725.21557@dragon.acadiau.ca> 900073s@dragon.acadiau.ca (Donald Smith) writes: >[80x86 and 80x87 compatibilities deleted] >> 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 impression was that the 486SX was essentially the 486DX minus the >math coprocessor. Have I been misled? I hate it when people misle me. :) > As I understand it, a 486SX is actually a 486DX with the coprocessor *disabled*. I suspect that the 487SX may be similar. This lets Intel make some extra $$$ by selling their defective chips ;) -- ***************************************************************************** David L. Miller Internet: dmiller@beta.tricity.wsu.edu Systems Programmer/Network Analyst BITNET: MILLERD@WSUVM1 Washington State University Tri-Cities UUCP: ...!yoda!dmiller 100 Sprout Road Richland, WA 99352 Phone: (509)375-9245 *****************************************************************************
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!uakari.primate.wisc.edu!usenet.coe.montana.edu!news.u.washington.edu!serval!dragon.tricity.wsu.edu!dmiller From: dmiller@dragon.tricity.wsu.edu (David L. Miller) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc,comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: Can I use 8087 on 80286 motherboard? Message-ID: <1992Jul31.194142.3050@serval.net.wsu.edu> Date: 31 Jul 92 19:41:42 GMT References: <1992Jul30.191748.29517@leland.Stanford.EDU> <1992Jul31.111725.21557@dragon.acadiau.ca> <1992Jul31.145114.21128@news.media.mit.edu> Sender: news@serval.net.wsu.edu (USENET News System) Organization: Washington State University Tri-Cities, Richland Lines: 23