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Article #8923Re: How can I tell what kind of CPU I am running in
From: Douglas Pokorny
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1991 23:11
Date: Wed, 03 Apr 1991 23:11
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frank@odetics.com (Frank Merrow) writes: >Hi, >One of our hardware engineers asked me a question I don't have a good >answer for. How do I tell from software what kind of CPU I am running >in. In particular, how can I tell if I am running in a 386 or a 386-SX? >Pointers to source and/or files on SIMTEL etc greatly appreciated. Then again, I'd have to ask.... WHY DOES IT MATTER?? They're both '386 machines and can run the same code. (I don't care if they have different prefect instruction caches -- that does not matter when it comes to executing code) If the purpose of this request is so that you may write software which will not run on a particular machine, it seems futile. -Doug (Flame all ya want...we'll make more) (drp@buhub.bradley.edu)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uwm.edu!ux1.cso.uiuc.edu!bradley.bradley.edu!buhub!drp From: drp@buhub.bradley.edu (Douglas Pokorny) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc Subject: Re: How can I tell what kind of CPU I am running in Message-ID: <1991Apr3.231135.27014@bradley.bradley.edu> Date: 3 Apr 91 23:11:35 GMT References: <1991Mar27.224825.8978@odetics.com> Sender: news@bradley.bradley.edu Distribution: na Organization: Bradley University Lines: 24 Nntp-Posting-Host: buhub.bradley.edu