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- From: tsmaster@media.mit.edu (David LeCompte)
- Subject: Re: Can I use 8087 on 80286 motherboard?
- Message-ID: <1992Jul31.145114.21128@news.media.mit.edu>
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- Organization: MIT Media Laboratory
- References: <1992Jul28.044519.9681@leland.Stanford.EDU> <1992Jul30.191748.29517@leland.Stanford.EDU> <1992Jul31.111725.21557@dragon.acadiau.ca>
- Date: Fri, 31 Jul 1992 14:51:14 GMT
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- In article <1992Jul31.111725.21557@dragon.acadiau.ca> 900073s@dragon.acadiau.ca (Donald Smith) writes:
- [80x86 and 80x87 compatibilities deleted]
- > Yeah, and if anyone is bumb enough to buy an 80487, then I have a nice
- >big bridge to sell you... Or perhaps the Eiffel tower is more your speed??
- >
- > The Math Co. for the 487 is *built in*.....
- My impression was that the 486SX was essentially the 486DX minus the
- math coprocessor. Have I been misled? I hate it when people misle me. :)
-
- -Dave
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