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From: neil@atari.UUcp (Neil Harris)
Newsgroups: net.micro.atari16
Subject: Re: WILL A FLOATING-POINT-COPROCESSOR OPTION EVER HAPPEN ??
Message-ID: <353@atari.UUcp>
Date: Tue, 17-Jun-86 13:46:36 EDT
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Posted: Tue Jun 17 13:46:36 1986
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In article <8606131438.AA01222@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU>, menton@v5130b.DECnet 
("V5130B::MENTON") writes:
> see the option of adding a floating-point-coprocessor such as the MC68881?
> The convenience of running Fortran at home would be nicely augmented by a
> 10(+)-fold increase in number-crunching speed.  Neil ??

It looks likely that our 32-bit computer (the "TT") will have a math
coprocessor.  The TT is being designed as an add-on box for the ST (through
the DMA channel).  It will use the ST's I/O and graphics, but will perform
its own processing and have its own RAM.  I will see how much more I can
find out and transmit to you right now -- please don't request more info,
this is all I have to give you right now.

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