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- From: dabl2@nlm.nih.gov (Don A.B. Lindbergh)
- Subject: 486 and co-processor
- Message-ID: <1992Jul28.203816.11272@nlm.nih.gov>
- Keywords: 486, weitek, coprocessor, SAS
- Organization: National Library of Medicine
- References: <1992Jul22.100044.6171@selway.umt.edu>
- Date: Tue, 28 Jul 92 20:38:16 GMT
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- I'm a programmer who's been asked to pick out a fast PC primarily for use
- with SAS database work. I've been looking at Dell's fastest eisa, true dx-50
- box, but I don't know anything about cpu co-processors,
- I've only heard of the Weitek and Cyrix names.
- First of all, I know that a math co-processor is part of the 486
- chip, is there some sort of additional chip available to speed things up
- further? I understand the software would have to address this. Secondly, on
- a different note, I presume a 32 bit eisa novell card would be overkill for
- a standalone machine on a network (ie not functioning as a server). Is there
- any reason we should consider getting it? What are it's advantages over a
- regular 16/8 bit novell ethernet card?
-
- email or post would be great, thanks alot for any and all pointers
-
- --Don
- dabl2@lhc.nlm.nih.gov
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