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From: hansen@kim.Berkeley.EDU (Paul Hansen)
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Subject: Where did the term "coprocessor" come from?
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Date: Thu, 29-May-86 23:05:29 EDT
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As an interesting bit of history ... or, perhaps history of some bits ...
we would like to find out what you believe is the first use of the
term ``coprocessor''.

When?  Where?  By whom?  What was the context?  References?  Anything else?

Along the same line, if you feel that someone had the idea but just
didn't bother using the word ``coprocesor'', tell us about it, too.  We
would be interested in any facts, references, citations, opinions,
hear-say, flames, whatever.	For example:

    Intel i8086 + 8087, late 70's early 80's
	i8087 numeric data processor (called ``coprocessor''
	in many places in Intel's product literature)

respond to:	...!ucbvax!hansen
		hansen@kim.berkeley.edu

Thanks.			-Paul Hansen-
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