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From: bilston@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Lynne Bilston)
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Subject: Cyrix Coprocessors
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Date: 20 May 91 15:55:58 GMT
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I have a 385/25 machine, brand new, and I want to buy a maths
coprocessor for it. I have seen ads in PC magazines for 
Cyrix and IIT coprocessors, quite a bit cheaper than intel ones.
I was wondering are they REALLY 100% compatible with IBM (clone)
machines, and whether you can just plug them into the existing
slot like an intel coprocessor and have them behave exactly as
an intel coprocessor (except faster I believe, according to the
ads)??

I would appreciate any advice,

Thanks,

Lynne Bilston
Dept Bioengineering, University of Pennsylvania
bilston@eniac.seas.upenn.edu