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- From: jchavez@td2cad.intel.com (Joas Chavez)
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- Subject: Re: Is there any merit to the 486SX?
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- Date: 31 Dec 92 20:18:13 GMT
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- In article <1hv2pqINN8mo@gaia.ucs.orst.edu> schottd@ucs.orst.edu (Derek Schott) writes:
- >> Obviously if you're buying a 486SX you don't anticipate needing a math
- >>coprocessor, and if you had you'd be buying a 486DX.
- >>sheldon@iastate.edu Steve Sheldon
- >>Project Vincent ICSS Resource Unit
- >>SCO ODT, Arc/Info, Atlas GIS 2142 Agronomy Hall
- >
- >So to answer my question, who needs a math coprocessor anyways?
- >What programs really benefit from it, and how much? It sounds like
- >one of those things that might benefit certain applications, but
- >hardly be noticable to the average user.
- >
- >
-
- Hello Everyone;
- Let me cut in if I may, and hopefully ican help in a way. Fisrt
- of all I missed the original question. Secondly, what are you really
- going to do is also important. I think buying the 486SX is for those
- less money, and they can easily upgrade their system later on. In terms
- of speed I think it is fast enough to do some Graphical Software (except
- AutoCAD you still can it is a little bit slower). If I am going to buy
- one, with less money I have, I will but the 486SX motherboard with
- compatible with DX266. I believe, you can purchase a 486sx mother board
- for less than $250.00 with CPU
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-
- jojo.
-