peraino@gmu90x.gmu.edu (peraino) (02/27/90)
Greetings;
Some 386 PC's seem to have a way to emulate the '387 with software.
I have a ps/2 model 70, and am wondering how I could accomplish
this. I realize that it would be slow, but I have a few packages that
require the use of a coprocessor, which I don't have. If anyone could
help me, please respond directly to me, since I don't normally read this
group. Thanx much.
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-----------------------------------------------------------------------------bbesler@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Brent Besler) (02/28/90)
I have a shareware program called EM87 that does a pretty good job of 80x87
emulation. It only works on a 386/387. It runs software like a 8 Mhz 8088
on a 20 Mhz 386. For light duty applications it is OK, but Autocad 10 will
lock it up with not to much trouble. Nothing really substitutes for a
coprocessor for floating point intensive applications.
Brent H. Besler