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Article #5506Re: When will the 8088 die?
From: Sean Eric Fagan
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 1990 21:26
Date: Wed, 12 Dec 1990 21:26
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In article <90337.093702F0O@psuvm.psu.edu> F0O@psuvm.psu.edu writes: > Another question... Is it possible to make a chip that is backward >compatible with the 286, but *will not* work on an 8088. Take a look at the 80376 (I think). It's only a 32-bit machine, with no protected mode. No 8086 compatibility. -- -----------------+ Sean Eric Fagan | "*Never* knock on Death's door: ring the bell and seanf@sco.COM | run away! Death hates that!" uunet!sco!seanf | -- Dr. Mike Stratford (Matt Frewer, "Doctor, Doctor") (408) 458-1422 | Any opinions expressed are my own, not my employers'.
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!samsung!zaphod.mps.ohio-state.edu!usc!jarthur!uunet!sco!seanf From: seanf@sco.COM (Sean Eric Fagan) Newsgroups: comp.sys.ibm.pc.misc,comp.sys.intel Subject: Re: When will the 8088 die? Message-ID: <9185@scolex.sco.COM> Date: 12 Dec 90 21:26:24 GMT References: <90335.202651F0O@psuvm.psu.edu> <1990Dec3.024326.22956@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca> <90337.093702F0O@psuvm.psu.edu> Sender: news@sco.COM Organization: The Santa Cruz Operation, Inc. Lines: 14