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Learn Something Old Every Day, Part XVIII: How Does FPU Detection Work?

by kencausey on 3/28/2026, 4:29:16 PM

https://www.os2museum.com/wp/learn-something-old-every-day-part-xviii-how-does-fpu-detection-work/

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by: scorpionfeet

One small nit:<p>“it cannot have an FPU added (that is not the case with Cyrix 486S…)”<p>This is mostly true but the 486SX can be paired with a math coprocessor via the 487SX, but the 487SX is actually a full CPU that disables the SX, not a full FPU!

4/1/2026, 1:22:13 AM