Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!know!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!wuarchive!udel!haven!aplcen!unmvax!ariel.unm.edu!nmsu!opus!ghenniga From: ghenniga@nmsu.edu (Gary Hennigan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: 387 in a 386sx? Message-ID: Date: 15 Oct 90 21:01:55 GMT Sender: news@NMSU.Edu Distribution: comp Organization: NMSU Computer Science Lines: 23 I am a novice at PC Hardware so please no flames if this is an often asked or easy-anybody-should-know-the-answer question. I did check the old posts to see if it had already been asked but with the large volume of this group it's quite possible I missed it so I apologize if this is a re-question. I have a PS/2 Model 55sx which has a slot for a 387sx coprocessor. Unfortunately, as a student, I can't afford the price of the coprocessor so I'm hoping to beg and borrow one from my advisor. He has a 387 coprocessor in his PC which he does not utilize since he got his DecStation. My question is; Is it possible for me to use this 387 in my 386sx? Or is it possible to even go lower and say buy a 287? Thanks in advance for any help, -- Gary Hennigan +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+ + e-mail: ghenniga@NMSU.Edu, henninsf@maxwel.NMSU.Edu + + Department of Electrical Engineering, Grad Student + + Physical Science Laboratory (ASS)istant systems programmer + +---------------------------------------------------------------------------+