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From: jboggs@umaxc.weeg.uiowa.edu (John D. Boggs)
Subject: Re: Can cpu "I386_CPU" be removed for a 486?
Message-ID: <1993Sep2.125140.22053@news.weeg.uiowa.edu>
Sender: jboggs@news.weeg.uiowa.edu (John D. Boggs)
Organization: University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
References: <MYCROFT.93Sep2030413@trinity.gnu.ai.mit.edu>
Date: Thu, 2 Sep 1993 12:51:40 GMT
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From article <MYCROFT.93Sep2030413@trinity.gnu.ai.mit.edu>, by mycroft@trinity.gnu.ai.mit.edu (Charles Hannum):
>
> since I am running a 486DX. I'm assuming I also do not need the
> emulation code. ~~~~~
>
> Theoretically, yes. (Or, that was the idea, and it seems to work for
> us. B-)) What you're really referring to is the option
> `MATH_EMULATE', though. Some 486s do not have floating point.
>
I thought DX implied floating point, that's why I spent the extra cash.
Have I made a boo-boo? :)
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