Re: Can software be 486-specific?

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From: Mohit K. Goyal
Date: Thu, 12 Nov 1992 15:55

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>>IMHO, if there are in fact processor-specific advantages to requiring  
>>a 486, doing so makes sense.
>
>Yeah, but I don't see any sensible reason for not making 386+387 the
>minimum requirement - the differences between a 486 and a system with 386+387
>are not exactly major, from a programming point of view.
>
Actually, a 386+387 wouldn't be the minium requirement, since word is that
NeXTSTEP 486 will run on a 486SX!

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