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From: jangr@microsoft.UUCP (Jan Gray)
Newsgroups: comp.arch
Subject: Re: Query about miserable M68882 performance
Message-ID: <1251@microsoft.UUCP>
Date: 6 Apr 89 15:39:59 GMT
References: <2583@tank.uchicago.edu>
Reply-To: jangr@microsoft.UUCP (Jan Gray)
Organization: Microsoft Corp., Redmond WA
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In article <2583@tank.uchicago.edu> phd_ivo@gsbacd.uchicago.edu writes:
>floating point performance of the Motorola 68882. Is there help on the horizon?
>A plug-in compatible chip along the Weitek 80387 replacements that can speed up

The Feb. 89 Microprocessor Report "Recent IC Announcements" describes the
new Weitek 3168, a floating-point coprocessor for 680[23]0 systems that is
claimed to be 2-4x faster than a 68882.
Price(25 MHz): $499, quantity 2500; in production in September.

Jan Gray  uunet!microsoft!jangr  Microsoft Corp., Redmond Wash.  206-882-8080