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FPU made by VLSI

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First post, by feipoa

Posted on 2017-01-12, 12:42

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Anyone know what system this FPU by VLSI is for?

www.cpu-world.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=20420

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Reply 1 of 2, by GPA

Posted on 2017-01-12, 15:52

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Somebody in that topic noted is was a floating point unit from a Philips CT (X-ray computed tomography) scanner

Reply 2 of 2, by feipoa

Posted on 2017-01-12, 19:15

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Nice catch. I remember reading through that thread and not finding what this FPU was for. I wonder if it will work in a 386 board, assuming it is pin-compatible.

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