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Amiga computer related discussion => Amiga Marketplace => Topic started by: som99 on October 18, 2013, 08:59:59 AM

Title: WTB: Intel 8087 FPU
Post by: som99 on October 18, 2013, 08:59:59 AM

Anyone have a 8087 FPU lying around they would wish to trade or sell?

We recently bought a new house and I now have space in my new computer room for more computers, so I was thinking of putting up my old Commodore PC20-III.

But was planning on expanding it a bit, a 8087 FPU and finding a way to add more then 640KB ram and also a ISA video card so I don't have to use Hercules monocrome.

If you have anything else that might fit in the PC20-III write here :)

Title: Re: WTB: Intel 8087 FPU
Post by: mechy on October 18, 2013, 02:50:37 PM

http://www.ebay.com/itm/1PCS-D8087-1-CDIP-40-Arithm-etic-Processor-INTEL-/251150425020?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3a79bb5bbc

will that do?

Title: Re: WTB: Intel 8087 FPU
Post by: som99 on October 18, 2013, 07:21:13 PM

That will do just fine! Thanks mate :)

BTW: Anyone know what to do with the original mint condition commodore 1402 monitor?
It hurts me to throw it away, but dont have much use of a monochrome monitor :/

Also can someone recommend a good ISA card for this 8088 machine?

Title: Re: WTB: Intel 8087 FPU
Post by: danbeaver on October 19, 2013, 05:59:41 PM

I have a Paradise VGA card in my Commodore PC-10; as I recall the ISA cards maxed at 1 MB, but the video output is good.  I also found an 8087 and plugged it in, but I don't have any software that uses it :(

Title: Re: WTB: Intel 8087 FPU
Post by: ferrellsl on October 19, 2013, 06:18:39 PM

Yeah, back in the days of the 8087 it was rare to find any software that used it.  The only software at my company that REQUIRED an 80x87 math coprocessor was AutoCAD.  It would not run with out it.  There were probably a few primitive rendering packages that used it as well, but to use them with an 8087 today would beyond painful.