Fix typo: The first Intel math coprocessor was the 8087, not the 80287 #2
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The 8087 was the original math coprocessor that paired with the 8086 CPU. The 80287 was the version that paired with 80286 CPUs.
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Thanks. That was the PC XT, which I hever had. I had an AT with the 286 & 287. I'll make the correction. Can you believe my department paid for upgrading from 512k to 640k memory? |
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While perusing today, I noticed what I believe is a typo. You give the number of the original Intel math coprocessor as "80287"; however, the original math coprocessor was the 8087, which paired with the 8086 CPU. Later, when the 80286 CPU was introduced, the accompanying coprocessor was the 80287. It is the 8087 that introduced the extended 80-bit floating point representation.