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I would like to move up from my 286 to a 486, and am intrigued
by the new ZEOS machines which offer an easy chip upgrade to
the "overdrive" version of the 586 (32-bit externally).  Gee,
I say to myself, that kind of upgrade doesn't just provide more
speed, but would allow me to run any future 64-bit software 
without buying a whole new machine.  

However, although it's been known for some time that the 586 can
handle 64 bits internally, no one (in the magazines I've read) 
has announced the development of software to take advantage of it.
Is there such software available from mini computers that will be
ported to PCs?  If we've waited several years after the 386 was
introduced until there were true 32-bit operating systems and
software, how long until there's software that really puts a 
586 to the test?

So, I know the 586 and a 586sx would be faster than a 486, but
will the make a qualitative difference in what I can do with a
PC?  

And is anyone taking bets on the true compatibility of ZEOS's
new machines with the 586sx? 


Brian Cassel
jbc@cunyvms1.gc.cuny.edu
========================= disclaimed as my own opinion.