Re: Intel (no)286, 386SX billboards

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From: Ed Braaten
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 1989 19:52

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In article <17@caslon.cs.arizona.edu> tommyd@caslon (Thomas J. Dimitri) writes:
>                                                       ....  The 386SX,
>we believe, is an affordable solution to the 386 architecture, which I
>believe is quite superior to the 286 architecture because of better
>multi-tasking and virtual memory abilities... 

The 80286 represents the STONE AGE in CPU technology...

>                                                       .....   OS/2,
>I believe, must also have a 386/386SX to run...  

Wrong!  That is the biggest problem with OS/2; it was designed specifically
for the 16-bit, segmented-architecture of the 80286.  No paging, no virtual
86 mode, no 4Gbyte segments... :-(  You'll have to wait awhile until the
developers at Microsoft finish OS/2, so it can use those things.  But then, 
why wait - UNIX gives you that and more TODAY!  (Couldn't resist... :-)

DISCLAIMER:  The above opinions are mine and not those of my employer.

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From: ed@braaten.UUCP (Ed Braaten)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel
Subject: Re: Intel (no)286, 386SX billboards
Summary: OS/2 and the x86 family
Keywords: 386SX
Message-ID: <43@braaten.UUCP>
Date: 24 Nov 89 19:52:47 GMT
References: <CRUM.89Nov8231939@alicudi.usc.edu> <6475@lynx.UUCP> <6964@ficc.uu.net> <17@caslon.cs.arizona.edu>
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