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Article #9644Re: 486sx
From: Peter Lim
Date: Thu, 02 May 1991 03:02
Date: Thu, 02 May 1991 03:02
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/ nataraj@celebrity.Eng.Sun.COM (Nataraj) / 9:46 am Apr 30, 1991 / writes:
> How long does it take for the smalltime-cloners to come out with
> a machine after the big companies like IBM,Compaq,AST
> come out with a machine based on a new Intel Chip?
>
According to a local newspaper ads. ACER claimed that they are the first
one (in the world ? or in Singapore) to come out with a 486sx based machine.
It was published a few days ago.
> I am specifically interested in the 486sx story.
>
One rumour quarter claims that the 486sx's are actually 486 with defective
math unit which is disabled. Any truth in this ???
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