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