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Re: 960 XA/MX Questions

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From: Guy Harris
Date: Sat, 09 Jan 1993 01:35
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>Isn't the X protocol completely floating point free as to make a floating
>point coprocessor useless in such an environment?

The *protocol* may be; the question is whether all implementations of
servers *for* that protocol are floating-point free, and I seem to
remember hearing that not all of them are.

>****   a 486 in V86 mode is like a VW buggy with a 6 litre V12 motor.  ****

(You mean like an LM002? :-))
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