Re: FS: 33Mhz 68LC040 processor

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From: The Exhibitionist
Date: Sun, 22 Sep 1996 00:00

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On Wed, 18 Sep 1996, les wrote:
> i'm trying to upgrade my dad's LC and (since i've never owned
> a mac) what is the fpu for?

FPU is for improved Math. It's a coprocessor... almost like the device
that gets Pentium machines made fun of (they give good graphics, but they
can't add.. kinda deal.) but less reports of errors. Stands for "Floating
Point Unit..."

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From: The Exhibitionist <wbest@castor.usc.edu>
Subject: Re: FS: 33Mhz 68LC040 processor
Date: 1996/09/22
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