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From: tron1@tronsbox.xei.com (HIM)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.sysv386
Subject: Math Co-procs
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Date: 20 Dec 90 05:06:09 GMT
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Ok.. for those that have followed this saga...

After talking with INTEL/ISC here is what I did and what happened..

But first, a re-cap.


I have the wierdo 386 from hell. A 16 MHZ NON-"EE" 386 motherboard that only
has socket for a 80287 math co-proc. In addition, there is a Perstore
controller compressing 2 st-506 hard drives, an ADAPTEC SCSI controller
running a 80 MEG SCSI and a Archive tape drive.

As if that isnt wierd enough, the only math co-proc I could get is a 80287XL
.. this is actually a 80387SX in a 40 pin rectangular socket for '286's.

So I put it in... the long and short of it is , it works!!!!!

The small test program I have thinks it's a 80387, but X-windows and other
floaters find it just fine and dandy...

bizzare.

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