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In article <psm.726739749@murlibobo>, psm@mullian.ee.mu.OZ.AU
(Phil Malin) writes:
|> Hi all.
|> 
|> I was wondering if anyone could enlighten me about the
|> 386slc chip brought
|> out by IBM.  From what I've heard it's supposed to be pin
|> compatible with
|> the 386sx and includes onboard cache (~2K), instruction
|> optimisation, etc.
|> I have a 16MHz 386sx and would like to know if it's
|> possible to rip the
|> 386sx chip out and plug this baby in.  I also have a
|> coprocessor (although I
|> don't see what difference this should make, just thought
|> I'd mention it).
|> Is this possible?  Is it as simple as this?
|> 
No, it's easier - it comes on a small board which fits into
the co pro
socket (and enables you to refit your co pro to), however...

IBM won't sell you one if you don't have a PS/2, or one of
their other
machines which is able to take this device (I think the BIOS
code has to be
aware of it). I think this is (also) because of their licence
agreement with
Intel over the production of the device. (The cache is 8K I
believe)



 

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