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In article <1640057@hpspcoi.HP.COM> dlow@hpspcoi.HP.COM (Danny Low) writes:
$A 486 is just a 386 with all the support chips built into the chip.

   It's a lot more than just a 386 with the support chips built in.  The
thing was redesigned using RISC philosophy so that most common
instructions execute very quickly, so that a 33 MHz 486 will run a lot
faster than a 33 MHz 386.

$For example the numeric coprocessor and a memory cache are include in the
$chip. As for upgrading, that depends on whether your 386 was designed
$for upgrading. There is a major difference in the motherboard design
[...]

   Yup ... the whole motherboard has to be replaced unless it was
designed for upgrading, and very few machines are designed for upgrading.
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Stephen M. Dunn                               cs4g6ag@maccs.dcss.mcmaster.ca
          <std_disclaimer.h> = "\nI'm only an undergraduate!!!\n";
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