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From: Ralf.Brown@B.GP.CS.CMU.EDU
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Intel Coprocessors for sale
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Date: 9 Jul 88 11:17:55 GMT
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In article <5371@ecsvax.uncecs.edu>, cjl@ecsvax.uncecs.edu (Charles Lord) writes:
}and yes, you can usually push an 80287 up one notch (8 Mhz in 10 Mhz
}machine).  With a heat sink you can sometimes go even further but you
}risk losing data, accuracy, and the co-processor chip.

Most ATs and AT clones run the coprocessor at 2/3 the speed of the CPU, thus
a 12 MHz machine runs the 287 at 8Mhz.

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