[comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc] coprocessor... how fast???

big@hobbes.catt.ncsu.edu (Alan Porter) (01/28/91)

Forgive me, but I am still new at this game.
How fast must a math coprocessor be to work and to be
effective?

I have a 286-16.  Do I need a 287-16 or a 287-8 or what?
Will a slower speed still work, but not as effectively?


big@hobbes.catt.ncsu.edu              Alan Porter
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