Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!helios!bcm!dimacs.rutgers.edu!rutgers!cunixf.cc.columbia.edu!cunixb.cc.columbia.edu!es1 From: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.hardware Subject: Re: Math Co- Question.. Message-ID: <1991Apr11.190511.19540@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu> Date: 11 Apr 91 19:05:11 GMT References: <1991Apr11.170352.20467@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> Sender: usenet@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (The Network News) Reply-To: es1@cunixb.cc.columbia.edu (Ethan Solomita) Organization: Columbia University Lines: 22 Nntp-Posting-Host: cunixb.cc.columbia.edu In article <1991Apr11.170352.20467@magnus.acs.ohio-state.edu> dcantrel@magnus.ircc.ohio-state.edu (Daniel T Cantrell) writes: >I just got a educational price list yesterday, >and the description for the A3000-16/50 system >includes a 68881 Math Co-Processor, as does the >A3000-25/100. But, the A3000-25/50 includes >a 68882 Co-Proc. I was wondering what difference >this makes for the machines, and what the >difference there is between the two chips. > >Dan. > >I read this one on the alt.evil board: > >In the middle of EVIL is "VI" Actually the 16MHz model comes with the 881, the others all come with an 882. The difference is mainly speed. -- Ethan Q: How many Comp Sci majors does it take to change a lightbulb A: None. It's a hardware problem.