Messages in this thread | | | Subject | Re: 2.0.31 legacy 386 compatibility? | From | Benny Amorsen <> | Date | 14 Jan 1998 22:33:15 +0100 |
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>>>>> "JMG" == J Maynard Gelinas <jmg@iac.net> writes:
JMG> No. I double checked the FPU type and it is a 387 at the same JMG> speed as the CPU. However, I seem to remember 287s manufactured JMG> in 40 pin dip format where the 387 is much larger... I doubt one JMG> _could_ use a 287 with a 386 motherboard.
Some 386 motherboards have a socket for the 287. The 287 was much cheaper, and it is still much faster than emulated floating point on the 386.
Anyway, I hope you have luck finding the bugs in the 386 support in newer kernels. I guess most people just throw their old 386's out. However, 386 cores are still popular for embedded use, and many embedded computers have RAM enough for linux...
(If I had a toaster, I would definitely want linux on it)
Benny
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