[comp.sys.m68k] 68881 User's manual

brian@ut-sally.UUCP (Brian H. Powell) (08/21/87)

     Hi.  I'm trying to find the MC68881 User's Manual (or whatever it's
called.)  The bookstores in town say it doesn't exist.  (After all, it doesn't
appear in their "Books in Print".)
     I thought about calling Motorola here in Austin, but a friend tried that
once and he wasn't too successful.  I may write them (and Prentice-Hall) to
see if that works.
     If information has been published about the 68881, could somebody send me
the relevant information (title, ISBN, etc.)?  If information about it is only
available from Motorola, could somebody tell me about that?  (e.g., how do I
get it?)

     Thanks.

Brian H. Powell
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leed@hplsla.HP.COM (Lee Darrow) (08/21/87)

	Sitting here in front of me is my

	"MC68881
	 Floating-Point Coprocessor
	 User's Manual"

	I obtained it by asking my Motorola rep.

	Sorry I don't have a part number or something like that.


	Lee Darrow
	Hewlett Packard
	Lake Stevens Instrument Division

brian@ut-sally.UUCP (Brian H. Powell) (08/22/87)

     Thanks to all the people who suggested I contact Motorola.  That did the
trick.  (Actually, Motorola called me.  A couple of people separately called
me to offer assistance.  I was _very_ impressed by that.  A company that
cares.)
     So, if you need to get a manual for Motorola equipment, you can call a
Motorola sales office, and they can get it for you.  Prentice-Hall is just an
additional (and more expensive, and less complete) resource.
     Thanks again to Motorola, and to all the people who replied to my
message.

Brian H. Powell
		UUCP:	{ihnp4,seismo,ctvax}!ut-sally!brian
		ARPA:	brian@sally.UTEXAS.EDU

   _Work_					 _Not Work_
  Department of Computer Sciences		P.O. Box 5899
  Taylor Hall 2.124				Austin, TX 78763-5899
  The University of Texas at Austin		(512) 346-0835
  Austin, TX 78712-1188
  (512) 471-9536

craig@ssds.UUCP (Craig Ruff) (08/22/87)

>     Hi.  I'm trying to find the MC68881 User's Manual (or whatever it's
>called.)  The bookstores in town say it doesn't exist.  (After all, it doesn't
>appear in their "Books in Print".)

Here is the Motorola MC68881 manual title and part number:

	"MC68881 Floating-Point Coprocessor User's Manual"
	MC68881UM/AD

You might try calling your Motorola rep, as they are usually helpful if
you can get them to write down the correct part number.  I once called
for info on the 68881 and got a reference for the 68681 dual uart.
-- 

Craig Ruff
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