Path: utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!ucbvax!hplabs!hpfcdc!rjn
From: rjn@hpfcdc.HP.COM (Bob Niland)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.hp
Subject: Re: Floating point accelerator 98248a
Message-ID: <5570266@hpfcdc.HP.COM>
Date: 15 Aug 89 22:33:05 GMT
References: <112@engr.wisc.edu>
Organization: HP Ft. Collins, Co.
Lines: 13

re: wittmann@engr.wisc.edu (art wittmann) writes....

> I just got a 98248a FPA for my 9000/360.
> ...
> ...saw about a 10% performance increase.  

The recommended FPA for the 360/370 is the 98248B.  The 98248A was
optimized for the 330 and 350.  Offhand, I'm not sure if the 10% result
is typical for your configuration.

Regards,                                              Hewlett-Packard
Bob Niland        rjn%hpfcrjn@hplabs.HP.COM           3404 East Harmony Road
                  [hplabs|hpu...!hpfcse]!rjn          Ft Collins CO 80525-9599