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From: franka@mmintl.UUCP (Frank Adams)
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Subject: Re: Coprocessors
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Date: Thu, 22-Oct-87 19:04:20 EST
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Posted: Thu Oct 22 19:04:20 1987
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Keywords: Coprocessors

[Not food]

What is the difference between a coprocessor and an I/O processor?

Nothing.  An I/O processor is a particular kind of coprocessor.  It is only
the development history, with I/O processors being invented much earlier
than other kinds, that leads us to think of them as fundamentally different.
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Frank Adams                           ihnp4!philabs!pwa-b!mmintl!franka
Ashton-Tate          52 Oakland Ave North         E. Hartford, CT 06108