Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Path: utzoo!henry
From: henry@zoo.toronto.edu (Henry Spencer)
Subject: Re: microprocessor wanted
Message-ID: <1991Apr24.154831.9757@zoo.toronto.edu>
Date: Wed, 24 Apr 1991 15:48:31 GMT
References: <119279@unix.cis.pitt.edu>
Organization: U of Toronto Zoology

In article <119279@unix.cis.pitt.edu> fmgst@unix.cis.pitt.edu (Filip Gieszczykiewicz) writes:
>	o	BUILT-IN floating processor (that's the problem)
>	o	CHEAP (under $40)

These two requirements are basically incompatible at present.  Built-in
floating-point is a high-end feature, and comes complete with high-end
prices. :-(  I'd be interested to hear of any exceptions...
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