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From: v087mxgb@ubvmsa.cc.buffalo.edu (Shawn E Thompson)
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Subject: 80C287 (I passed along my ignorance...)
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Date: 2 Nov 90 21:25:51 GMT
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I ignorantly referred to an 80Cx87 chip as being "C for
compact". I have an IBM PC-Convertible, and called IBM
directly to ask about soldering in an NEC v20, but was
told it has a "compact 80c87, because it is a laptop"

I ASSumed that this was the naming convention. I have
been corrected, it is CMOS not COMPACT

my apologies for subscribing to the sharing of ignorance!



Shawn E. Thompson "..my sig file was so long, I'm not even allowed a quote..."
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