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From: timothym@tekigm2.TEK.COM (Timothy D Margeson)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc
Subject: Re: Intel Coprocessors
Keywords: 8087 80287 interchange
Message-ID: <3184@tekigm2.TEK.COM>
Date: 13 Jul 88 08:13:01 GMT
Reply-To: timothym@tekigm2.UUCP (Timothy D Margeson)
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Organization: Tektronix, Inc., Beaverton, OR.
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A question was asked:
> Can an 80287 be used in place of an 8087 in 8086 and 8088 based systems?

An emphatic NO THEY CAN'T is in order......