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Article #7923re: Floating point 80x87 for windows
From: rfutscher
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 1991 03:53
Date: Wed, 09 Jan 1991 03:53
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In article <1991Jan7.164119.10490@news.iastate.edu>, i1neal@exnet.iastate.edu (Neal Rauhauser -- ELT Computer Applications Group) writes: > > > 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 > > Windows is not math intensive. I use Drafix CAD for windows and it was really slow before I added a 80x87 chip. Windows seamed to run at the same speed when I added the chip. Some of the slowness with CAD may be because windows uses software to emulate a 80x87 if you don't have one. You may have seen a program with 87 in its name in the windows directory. Robert Futscher rfutscher@pbs.org
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!usc!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!mit-eddie!rutgers!rochester!kodak!uupsi!pbs.org!rfutscher From: rfutscher@pbs.org Newsgroups: comp.windows.ms Subject: re: Floating point 80x87 for windows Message-ID: <1991Jan8.225341.11258@pbs.org> Date: 9 Jan 91 03:53:41 GMT References: <1991Jan3.080328.1@acad3a> <1991Jan7.153421.25502@sunee.waterloo.edu> <1991Jan7.164119.10490@news.iastate.edu> Organization: PBS:Public Broadcasting Service, Alexandria, VA Lines: 18