Wanted:387 SX

From: Philip.Belben_at_powertech.co.uk <(Philip.Belben_at_powertech.co.uk)>
Date: Thu Oct 23 13:45:57 1997

Roger Merchberger wrote:

> 1) I have a couple co-processors -- make me an offer.

Yes please! I need a 387SX in a 68 pin plcc to go in the bottom of a
Compaq LTE Lite 20. $15?

> 2) I saw several emulators, but the only one I found that actually worked
> well, the file was called "FRANKE87" and was German in origin. It actually
> fooled AutoCad 10 into believing there was a co-processor chip on my 386SX
> and actually did speed up FP instructions (measured with CheckIt).

Emulator doesn't interest me - I'm not likely to run much serious stuff
on my PC anyway...

> I may have a copy of it somewhere, but that's no guarantee, as my 386 has
> been sold for a coupla years now, and my P150+ doesn't need it. ;-)

You've got a WHAT? Go and wash your mouth out with soap and water and
don't ever mention the word P*****m on this list again! ;-) (At least,
not until it's ten years old)

Seriously, though, I found when looking around last year (when I
got the Compaq laptops) that most of the electronics catalogues
_didn't_ contain the 80387 any more. I must search the net...

Philip.
Received on Thu Oct 23 1997 - 13:45:57 BST