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From: jfernand@m.cs.uiuc.edu
Newsgroups: comp.binaries.ibm.pc.d
Subject: Co-processor use detection
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Date: 10 Aug 90 20:10:00 GMT
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Nf-From: m.cs.uiuc.edu!jfernand    Aug 10 15:10:00 1990


Is there a way to tell from the binaries alone, whether a program
is compiled so that it takes advantage of a math co-processor
(80x87) if it is there (i.e. is there a hex string that would
indicate this)?

Also, is it possible to hide the co-processor from such programs?

Jose R. Fernandez