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From: james@bigtex.uucp (James Van Artsdalen)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix,comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Xenix-386 + 80287 --> garbage
Message-ID: <1561@bigtex.uucp>
Date: 17 Apr 88 21:25:14 GMT
References: <763@cheops.OZ> <10432@steinmetz.ge.com> <256@vector.UUCP>
Reply-To: james@bigtex.UUCP (James Van Artsdalen)
Organization: F.B.N. Software, Austin TX
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IN article <256@vector.UUCP>, chip@vector.UUCP (Chip Rosenthal) wrote:
> I read the following rumors in a recent Computerworld:  there is a
> co-processor bug in the '386 which Intel is working to fix, and as a
> result SCO is desupporting the math processor.  I'm not sure if this
> is true or not.  I'd hate to be the one to spread such inciteful gossip
> if it isn't; does anybody from SCO want to clarify?...

The Intel "fix" to the 287 consists of dropping support for the 386/287
altogether.  I suspect this is more to "fix" sales of the 387 than for any
technical issues...

I understand Intel is switching over to the new 386 part in only a couple of
months.  All of the 386 system manufacturers who still use the 287 are going
to have to dump their motherboards.  May be some good fire sales out there.
-- 
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