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From: ong@d.cs.okstate.edu (ONG ENG TENG)
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Subject: Re: Will WP 5.1 use a co-processor?
Message-ID: <1991May15.194508.23534@d.cs.okstate.edu>
Date: 15 May 91 19:45:08 GMT
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From article <3736@naucse.cse.nau.edu>, by wew@naucse.cse.nau.edu (Bill Wilson):
>> isaacso@copper.ucs.indiana.edu (Eric J. Isaacson) writes:
>> Sorry, I'm no authority, but I can't conceivably imagine what WP _could_
>> use a coprocessor for,... 
>> 
> 
> The most obvious use of a math coprocessor would be for graphics.  
> Calculating the screen output could be sped up using a math  chip.
> Determining point size for printing and printing any of the fancy
> fonts may also benefit?  Who knows.  Graphics though, can always 
> benefit.

Hhhmmm... do you mean only vector graphics, or both vector and raster.
I use a lot of raster graphics (scanned or otherwise) but virtually
no vector graphics, partly because I don't have the spec to create
vector files to feed into WP51 (could anyone give a simple description?
by email, I know there is way to get from WP but it is too much work
for a file spec).  Do you have the speedup ratio (i.e. is it worth 
the money?).