dgary@ecsvax.UUCP (08/31/84)
<> For the record, EVERY version of the PC, including the original ones, has an 8087 slot. Where did this rumor that the 8087 slot was a recent addition start?? -Gary
grogers@uiucdcsb.UUCP (09/04/84)
#R:ecsvax:-317800:uiucdcsb:5100021:000:312 uiucdcsb!grogers Sep 4 13:31:00 1984 I think it goes like this: When the PC was first introduced the socket was on the processor board but IBM gave no official purpose for the socket. It was after about a year that IBM announced the 8087 option and at that time the speculation about what the socket was for ended. Greg Rogers grogers@uiucdcs.UUCP
hawk@oliven.UUCP (Rick) (09/07/84)
>It was after about a year that IBM announced the 8087 option and at that >time the speculation about what the socket was for ended. There really wasn't much need for speculation. Lots of folks made an educated guess, looked at the connections on the board, and concluded that the socket was for an 8087. -- rick (Rick Hawkins @ Olivetti ATC) [hplabs|zehntel|fortune|ios|tolerant|allegra|tymix]!oliveb!oliven!hawk