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From: gerard@tscs.UUCP (Stephen M. Gerard)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: 386 motherboard, and 387
Message-ID: <140@tscs.UUCP>
Date: Wed, 2-Sep-87 00:42:52 EDT
Article-I.D.: tscs.140
Posted: Wed Sep  2 00:42:52 1987
Date-Received: Sat, 5-Sep-87 06:17:18 EDT
References: <2245@bellcore.bellcore.com>
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Organization: Total Support Computer Systems, Tampa, Florida
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Keywords: Is 387 square or DIP?

In article <2245@bellcore.bellcore.com> hundt@wind.UUCP (tom hundt) writes:
>
>Is the 80387 packaged the same as the 80287 (40 pin DIP)?  Or is it
>a square chip-carrier package?  (If so, just look at the empty socket.)

The 80387 is packaged in a Pin Grid Array (square).

WARNING!!!!! -	Be very carefull to align the notched corner with the notch
		located on the socket.  The orientation of the 80387
		- MAY NOT - be the same as the 80386 the 80387.  One of our
		people made that assumption, ouch!!  I can assure you that
		the 80387 is absolutly useless after being powered up if it
		has been improperly inserted.

		80387 key chain anyone????

It would have been nice if intel would have designed it to have an index
pin.  Or perhaps the sales of replacement 80387 will help finance the
replacement of all the defective 80386's. :-)

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