Re: 486 vs. Mac Benchmarks

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From: David Alten
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 1992 17:24

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Did the ci and/or PC have an FPU??  If I remember correctly, Excel checks to
see if you have an FPU, and uses FPU math instead of integer math if you have
an FPU installed.

I'm not too familiar with PC's, so if I missed something, please correct me.

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