On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Bob Barr wrote:

> On Thu, 26 Feb 2004 18:45:00 -0500, Bill Couture wrote:
>
> >On Thu, 26 Feb 2004, Alan B. Pearce wrote:
> >
> >> And then in the MAXQ strengths, they list "prefixable opcode allows a simple
> >> means for instruction set extensions or enhancements". Anyone recall the
> >> 8086 with the FPU and 8089 enhancements to the instruction set?
> >
> >Gads, you mean there is someone besides me who even REMEMBERS the 8089?
> >
> >Bill  {getting creaky...}
>
> Wasn't it the 8087 FPU?
>
> Bob {been creaky awhile...}

No, the 8087 (80287, 80387, and clones) were the FPU.  The 8089 was an
I/O chip.

Bill

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