Date:         Thu, 5 Feb 1998 23:38:35 +0100
Reply-To:     Aiso Vos <Aiso.Vos@NET.HCC.NL>
Sender:       "SPSSX(r) Discussion" <SPSSX-L@UGA.CC.UGA.EDU>
From:         Aiso Vos <Aiso.Vos@NET.HCC.NL>
Subject:      Re: Math co-processor for SPSS 8.0
Comments: To: pm38@CORNELL.EDU
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>I'm planning to buy SPSS 8.0 for myself but was worried when I saw that
>the system requirements include a math co-processor. I'm wondering if
>that is only required for complicated statistical procedures and if SPSS
8.0
>will still run if I don't have a math-coprocessor on my machine. I have a
Compaq
>Presario with a 133 Mhz processor, and 24 MB RAM, and don't expect to be
>doing anything more complicated the OLS regressions for some time. Can
>someone please tell me more about this?
>
>Thanks,
>
>Purnima Menon
>Division of Nutritional Sciences
>216 Savage Hall
>Cornell University
>Ithaca, NY 14853
>
>Fax: 607-255-1033
>Email: pm38@cornell.edu
>
 
I assume you have a an Intel Pentium processor. The Pentium processor has a
built in math co-processor, so you shouldn't worry.
 
Kind regards,
 
Aiso Vos