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Article #7918Re: Floating point for windows??
From: Russ Poffenberger
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 1991 19:22
Date: Tue, 08 Jan 1991 19:22
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In article <1991Jan7.164119.10490@news.iastate.edu> i1neal@exnet.iastate.edu (Neal Rauhauser -- ELT Computer Applications Group) writes:
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> Does windows use a floating point chip if its present? I have no
>programs that specifically require one, but $300 for a 387sx would
>be much easier to take than upgrading my sx to a full size machine.
>I'd like to here from someone who has done a side by side comparison
>of two identical machines except that one has a 387. I'll post
>results if they're interesting enough
>
If I am not mistaken, Windows uses integers internally, so, no, a floating
point chip wouldn't help.
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