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- From: ljones@utkvx3.utk.edu (Me? Graduated? Nope. Not yet.)
- Subject: Should I buy an FPU for my LC?
- Message-ID: <27DEC199223423016@utkvx3.utk.edu>
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- Organization: University of Tennessee Computing Center
- Date: Mon, 28 Dec 1992 04:42:00 GMT
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- Hello helpful netters,
-
- I just graduated (ignore my from: line) and can now afford
- to buy a few things for my Mac. I've pretty much decided to
- upgrade to 10 meg of RAM. The other thing I'm considering is
- adding a 16 or 20 Mhz FPU to my LC.
- These 68882 FPUs can be had for around $60. Knowing what
- I'm about to tell you, would it be worth my time to buy one?
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- Hardware: LC, 12"RGB, 512K VRAM, monitor set to 256 colors,StyleWriter.
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- S
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- Some specific questions:
- Will video performance improve with an FPU?
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- Will system performance improve with an FPU?
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- Will Word 5.1's performance improve with an FPU?
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- What applications, other than spreadsheets, Mathematica and allies,
- take advantage of an FPU?
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- LC owners: what do you think is the best bang for the buck when
- upgrading an LC?
-
- Thanks in advance,
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