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  14 <H1>Chapter 11  Coprocessing and Multiprocessing</H1>
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  16 The 80386 has two levels of support for multiple parallel processing units:
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  18 <LI>A highly specialized interface for very closely coupled processors of
  19      a type known as coprocessors.
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  21 <LI>A more general interface for more loosely coupled processors of
  22      unspecified type.
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  25 <A HREF="s11_01.htm">11.1  Coprocessing</A><BR>
  26 <A HREF="s11_02.htm">11.2  General Multiprocessing</A>
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