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From: lance@orc.olivetti.com (Lance Berc)
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Subject: 386 Unix & FP chips
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Date: 26 Mar 89 03:47:53 GMT
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System V on 386 detects which floating point chips are attached at boot
time and has the option of emulating them if they aren't present. I know
this is true of the 387 and I believe that it's also true of the Weitek.
Since the two are not at all compatible this might require two in-kernel
emulators.
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