Microsoft KB Archive/25631

Support for Math Coprocessors in Excel PSS ID Number: Q25631 Article last modified on 02-26-1993 PSS database name: W_eXceL

2.00 2.01 2.10 3.00 | 2.20 2.21 3.00

WINDOWS | OS/2

Summary:

Microsoft Excel for Windows versions 2.x support the Intel 8087, 80287, and 80387 math coprocessors. Microsoft Excel for OS/2 2.x and all versions of Excel version 3.0 offer support for the 80287 and 80387 math coprocessors.

Excel uses these math coprocessors to speed up floating-point calculations involving multiplication, division, exponentiation, or trigonometric functions.

Additional reference words: 2.00 2.0 2.01 2.10 2.1 3.00 3.0

Copyright Microsoft Corporation 1993.