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From: ndoduc@framentec.fr (Nhuan Doduc)
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Subject: Re: Math coprocessors --- basic info needed
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Date: 7 Dec 90 14:31:34 GMT
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In <27265.275d7c84@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu> huff@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Steve Huff, University of Kansas, Lawrence) writes:
>		that produce and sell them.  Any recommendations?
>		Costs?  Compatibility?
yes, IIT sells 3C87 and Cyrix sells 83D87: complete compatibility, good
price ... until now, that is until new things occur ...
>	2.	Is there any way to fool a program (e.g. CAD)
>		into thinking a math coprocessor exists when it
>		really doesn't?  Besides the extreme delay in
>		running everything through the 386, would it
>		cause any other problems?
yes, I've heard about such emulator, and if you REALLY need it, I can try
and search thru my vault ... or can try to fetch from some place (in Paris!).

--nh
Nhuan DODUC, 
Framentec-Cognitech, Paris, France, ndoduc@framentec.fr or ndoduc@cognitech.fr,
Association Francaise des Utilisateurs d'Unix, France, doduc@afuu.fr