FP coprocessor

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From: Arndt Jonasson
Date: Wed, 08 Apr 1992 09:34

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Hi!

There are lots of different floating point coprocessors for the IBM PC
(and compatibles). Does there exist some kind of survey of which are
the best/fastest/most compatible etc? Yesterday I heard that some FP chip
(the name of which I don't know) produced "slightly" incorrect results 
on a FFT. Not nice. Some manufacturers send along a test program. Do all
do this? Are these test programs reliable?

I'll make a summary, in case there is interest.

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