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Article #3230Re: Difference between a 386 and a 386sx
From: Martin Sandiford
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 1990 23:23
Date: Mon, 17 Sep 1990 23:23
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From article <935@sppy00.UUCP>, by jaa@sppy00.UUCP (Jeff Anderson): > In article <1990Sep16.194605.11968@ecn.purdue.edu> tlhilde@ecn.purdue.edu (Troy Hildebrand) writes: >>I have been warned _not_ to go with a 386sx when purchasing a computer, This would seem to be a little unreasonable to me. Maybe this person has an axe to grind? > 386sx boards do not support 32 bit bussing. The processor supports 32 bit > instructions, but the memory buss (for example) is only 16 bits. A sx is like > a 286 with 32 bit instructions and more speed. It would be more correct to say a 386sx is like a 386dx with a 24 bit bus and 16 bit data path. Martin.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!uunet!aplcen!samsung!munnari.oz.au!sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au!msandifo From: msandifo@ucs.adelaide.edu.au (Martin Sandiford) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: Difference between a 386 and a 386sx Message-ID: <1477@sirius.ucs.adelaide.edu.au> Date: 17 Sep 90 23:23:33 GMT References: <935@sppy00.UUCP> Followup-To: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Organization: Information Technology Division, The University of Adelaide, AUSTRALIA Lines: 15