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From: doerschu@rex.cs.tulane.edu (Dave Doerschuk)
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Re: Experience with bargain 80287
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Date: 2 Aug 90 01:46:06 GMT
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>About a month ago someone posted information about bargain priced
>80287.  If I recall correctly, they were available for $100 each
>from a company in Chicago (?)

Here's the scoop on the AMD 80287-compatible coprocessor.  I ordered one
Monday, and am expecting it Friday.

Company:     Advanced Micro Devices (AMD).
Chip:        80C-287 Math Coprocessor (low-power CMOS).
Speed:       10Mhz (since 2/3 rule applies to 80286 machines, this chip
	     will run in machines where the CPU runs up to 16 MHz.  Yeah, I
	     know, 2/3 * 16 = 10.66, but the AMD guy claimed that the chip
	     was good to this tolerance (only 6.6% out of spec).)
Compatible:  Supposed to be 100% compatible; since someone on the net
	     mentioned that AMD was using Intel code under license,
	     I would imagine that they are as compatible as you can get.
Shipping:    In stock, shipping immediately.
Warranty:    Lifetime (maximum two replacements)
Price:       $99.00
Tax:         They add state tax to the price.
Phone:       1-800-888-5590
Credit:      Visa/MC accepted at no extra charge, COD add $4.00.

Other speeds may be available but I didn't ask.

Hope this helps, good luck!
Dave Doerschuk