Re: Math Co-Processor and Doom

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From: cbno... Chris Strunoph Norman
Date: Wed, 19 Jan 1994 16:54

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In article <2hisbv$m...@nwfocus.wa.com>, Badger <bad...@halcyon.com> wrote:
>I have a 386/40, and just got a math coprocessor.  I don't see any 
>noticable speedup in Doom...what's wrong?  Isn't it built to use a 
>coprocessor?  Or did they just use 486-specific code if a 486 is present 
>(or something)?
>
>I kind of expected to see it run nearly as smooth as a friend's slower 
>486, due to raw speed.  Huh?
>

Some motherboards require you set a jumper to let it know it has a co-pro.
Some let you set it in CMOS.  Some autodetect.

If you get any interesting e-mail on this subject, *please* forward it to me.
I'm considering buying a co-pro.

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