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- From: amigo@milton.u.washington.edu (The Friend)
- Subject: Re: 486 and co-processor
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- Date: Wed, 29 Jul 1992 23:42:47 GMT
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- bp112@cleveland.Freenet.Edu (Steven C. Lin) writes:
-
- >The 486DX (important, not the SX!) comes with an FPU (Math co.)
- >built-in. However, if you need the extra speed for CAD, etc., some
- >(probably most) motherboards come with a Weitek 4167 coproc slot
- >where you can plug one in if ya need it. I don't know if Cyrix
- >has a Weitek 4167 compatible out, but I'm sure it would serve the
- >same purpose.
-
- Actually the socket is pin-compatible with both and the BIOS detects
- the type and addresses it specifically. So hence the socket can have either
- a Intel (or clone) / Weitek coprocessor in it and the BIOS will do rest.
-
- --> Mike
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