rfutscher@pbs.org (01/09/91)
In article <1991Jan7.164119.10490@news.iastate.edu>, i1neal@exnet.iastate.edu (Neal Rauhauser -- ELT Computer Applications Group) writes: > > > Does windows use a floating point chip if its present? I have no > programs that specifically require one, but $300 for a 387sx would > be much easier to take than upgrading my sx to a full size machine. > I'd like to here from someone who has done a side by side comparison > of two identical machines except that one has a 387. I'll post > results if they're interesting enough > > Windows is not math intensive. I use Drafix CAD for windows and it was really slow before I added a 80x87 chip. Windows seamed to run at the same speed when I added the chip. Some of the slowness with CAD may be because windows uses software to emulate a 80x87 if you don't have one. You may have seen a program with 87 in its name in the windows directory. Robert Futscher rfutscher@pbs.org