[comp.sys.atari.st] Adding a 68881 to an STFM...

wilsona@cs.glasgow.ac.uk (Alan Wilson) (01/18/91)

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Subject: Attaching a 68881 to an STFM...
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I have recently acquired a 68881 FPU, and would like to hear from anyone who
has attempted, or knows anything about, attaching it to my 1Mb STFM. I
did initially think it just plugged in, but I now realise that only Megas
have the appropriate socket. As I have a few programs that will generate
code for it if installed, I really would like to attempt to get it working.
(For one fractal graphics application, without the 68881 takes 30 mins per
screen, with 68881 4 mins...!). If anyone knows how it can be done, or
knows of a board I can purchase, please, please reply. I should be able to
receive mail from any source, or reply through the net.

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emerson@gandalf.Berkeley.EDU (Emerson Mei) (01/19/91)

 Do Megas have a 68881 socket? I didn't know that!

 If they do that is really quite nice.

alkman@aast.hexagon.se (Stefan Alkman) (01/23/91)

In article <40478@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU> emerson@gandalf.Berkeley.EDU
(Emerson Mei) writes:
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>  Do Megas have a 68881 socket? I didn't know that!
> 
>  If they do that is really quite nice.
>
No, i don`t have a socket in my Mega. Byt i think i have heard something
about a card i can put in the megabus connector.

(There can i find a 68881 and what cost it?)
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Stefan Alkman				alkman@aast.hexagon.se