home *** CD-ROM | disk | FTP | other *** search
- Path: sparky!uunet!gatech!rpi!usc!newshub.sdsu.edu!chemteca.sdsu.edu!massoud
- From: massoud@chemteca.sdsu.edu (Massoud Ajami)
- Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware
- Subject: Re: Math coprocessor question - Use a 387-40 in a 386-33?
- Date: Tue, 29 Dec 1992 17:07:39 GMT
- Organization: San Diego State University
- Lines: 22
- Message-ID: <massoud.165.725648859@chemteca.sdsu.edu>
- References: <sch2.725598081@crux1.cit.cornell.edu>
- NNTP-Posting-Host: 130.191.227.22
-
- In article <sch2.725598081@crux1.cit.cornell.edu> sch2@crux2.cit.cornell.edu (Stephen Hsieh) writes:
- >From: sch2@crux2.cit.cornell.edu (Stephen Hsieh)
- >Subject: Math coprocessor question - Use a 387-40 in a 386-33?
- >Date: 29 Dec 92 03:01:21 GMT
- >Is it okay to use a Cyrix 387-40 inside my 386-33? I have a 33mhz and a 40
- >mhz computer at home, and I need the coprocessor in the 33mhz system right
- >now. But I'm planning on moving the coprocessor to the 40mhz system in the
- >future.
- >
- >Will I encounter any difficulties? Are cyrix coprocessors a good brand?
- >
- >Any info would be appreciated.
- >
- >Steve
- >
-
- I did not have any problem with Cyrix coprocessors, and yes you can use them
- down to 8 MHz. as Intel's does.
-
- --
- Peace and Prosperity!
- ---==< 110 >==---
-