Find CPU type

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From: David Arasmith
Date: Fri, 05 Oct 1990 12:39

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I have a fairly pressing need to learn how to determine CPU type from
inside a C program.  I can look at the equipment list etc. to find all
kinds of other hardware in the box but I have NOT been able to find a
good (or not so good) method for CPU detection.

I would greatly appreciate some assistance: pointers, code fragments,
amusing anecdotes.

Email or posting, whatever you feel like (I will get to email faster).

Thanks
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David M. Arasmith   |  arasmith@mathcs.emory.edu	        Internet
Emory University    |  {sun!sunatl,gatech}!emory!arasmith	UUCP
Dept of Math and CS |  
Atlanta, GA 30322   |  I should be working!  Gee....I wonder what's on TV?

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From: arasmith@mathcs.emory.edu (David Arasmith)
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.programmer,comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc
Subject: Find CPU type
Keywords: 8086,8088,80286,80386 (don't need to know NEC's)
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Date: 5 Oct 90 12:39:43 GMT
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