WILL A FLOATING-POINT-COPROCESSOR OPTION EVER HAPPEN ??

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From: "V5130B::MENTON"
Date: Fri, 13 Jun 1986 15:04

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see the option of adding a floating-point-coprocessor such as the MC68881?
The convenience of running Fortran at home would be nicely augmented by a
10(+)-fold increase in number-crunching speed.  Neil ??
						Bob Menton
						MENTON@NRL-ACOUSTICS
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Subject: WILL A FLOATING-POINT-COPROCESSOR OPTION EVER HAPPEN ??
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