Path: utzoo!attcan!uunet!ginosko!gem.mps.ohio-state.edu!apple!agate!ucbvax!pro-beagle.cts.com!mmunz From: mmunz@pro-beagle.cts.com (Mark Munz) Newsgroups: comp.sys.apple Subject: Re: AppleWorks 3.0 Message-ID: <8910020317.AA13132@trout.nosc.mil> Date: 2 Oct 89 00:24:41 GMT Sender: daemon@ucbvax.BERKELEY.EDU Organization: The Internet Lines: 17 Network Comment: to #11136 by delaneyg%wnre.aecl.cdn@relay.cdnnet.ca > Well they finally started shipping to us here in Canada and on opening t > package the compatability sheet states that it is compatable with Innova > System's Math Co-Processor. Does any one know if AppleWorks will actual > take advantage of the card to speed up the spreed sheet. Actually, the card comes with a patch to AppleWorks that lets AW support it in the SpreadSheet. Technically, it is just a patch to the SANE routines in AW, and all calls made through SANE are sent to the math co-processor. The fact that both AW2.x and AW3.0 use the standard SANE routines lets IS's card stay compatible w/o changes. --Mark Munz