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From: wayne@pur-phy (Wayne K. Schroll)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.m68k
Subject: 68882
Keywords: Mac II
Message-ID: <1931@pur-phy>
Date: 2 Feb 89 00:05:46 GMT
Organization: Purdue Univ. Phys Dept, W.Lafayette, IN
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    I have heard that the 68882 is pin-equivalent to the 68881.  Is this
true?  If so, can I just pop the '881 out of my Mac II (A/UX) and drop
in the '882?  I have also heard that the '882 will provide a speed
increase of about a factor of two on floating point operations.  Is this
true?  Is there anything special I should know since my Mac II runs A/UX?
Finally, does anyone know of a good place to purchase a 68882 chip, and
it's approximate cost?  Thanks for any information you can provide.

    Wayne

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