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Subject: Re: Does a numeric coprocessor help?
Organization: Queen's University at Kingston
Date: Thursday, 3 May 1990 17:30:54 EDT
From: Hubert Lai <LAIH@QUCDN.QueensU.CA>
Message-ID: <90123.173054LAIH@QUCDN.BITNET>
References: <1990Apr25.223436.27955@seri.gov> <12266@wpi.wpi.edu>
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You state that Microsoft Word for Windows and Microsoft Excel for Windows both
make use of the numeric co-processor.  Are you sure about Word for Windows?
Several people have indicated that is does NOT make use of an 80x87.  I note
that you work for Microsoft, but I just wanted to double-check the accuracy
of your statement.

Assuming that Word for Windows DOES use the 80x87 if present, what kind of
difference does it make?  Is it worth purchasing an 80x87 if you are a heavy
user of Word for Windows?