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Article #2279Re: Does a numeric coprocessor help?
From: Hubert Lai
Date: Thu, 03 May 1990 21:30
Date: Thu, 03 May 1990 21:30
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You state that Microsoft Word for Windows and Microsoft Excel for Windows both make use of the numeric co-processor. Are you sure about Word for Windows? Several people have indicated that is does NOT make use of an 80x87. I note that you work for Microsoft, but I just wanted to double-check the accuracy of your statement. Assuming that Word for Windows DOES use the 80x87 if present, what kind of difference does it make? Is it worth purchasing an 80x87 if you are a heavy user of Word for Windows?
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!qucdn!laih Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms,comp.sys.ibm.pc Subject: Re: Does a numeric coprocessor help? Organization: Queen's University at Kingston Date: Thursday, 3 May 1990 17:30:54 EDT From: Hubert Lai <LAIH@QUCDN.QueensU.CA> Message-ID: <90123.173054LAIH@QUCDN.BITNET> References: <1990Apr25.223436.27955@seri.gov> <12266@wpi.wpi.edu> <54372@microsoft.UUCP>