Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!swrinde!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!maverick.ksu.ksu.edu!math.ksu.edu!nan From: nan@math.ksu.edu (Nan Zou) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware Subject: using an old 287 on a 386DX Keywords: 287, 386Dx Message-ID: <1991Apr19.181111.17816@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu> Date: 19 Apr 91 18:11:11 GMT Sender: news@maverick.ksu.ksu.edu (The News Guru) Organization: Kansas State University Lines: 11 Nntp-Posting-Host: hilbert.math.ksu.edu I have an old 286 computer (8 Mhz) with a 287 math-coprocessor (also 8 Mhz, I think). I wonder if it's possible or practical to put that 287 into my new 25Mhz 386. It's been mentioned that this is possible even though the 287 is 16-bit and the 386 32-bit. Any suggestions appreciated. -- Nan Zou | Bitnet : nan@ksuvm Kansas State University | Internet: nan@math.ksu.edu #include | nan@matt.ksu.ksu.edu