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Article #457Re: "586" rumours?
From: Terry Fry
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 04:37
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 04:37
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In article <MKAHN.92Aug11144300@hopi.sedona.intel.com> mkahn@hopi.sedona.intel.com (Mitch Kahn) writes: >] Yes, I can. The 386SX is a little slower than the 286 when executing >] some code at the same clock speed. It's certainly no faster. Now, I >] wonder why the 386SX is selling *a little bit* faster than the 286? > >Huh? You aren't talking about a 386SX in *virtual 86" mode are you?? There are several instructions that will execute faster on a 286 than a 386. I think one of those is MOVS, but I can't be sure.
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Newsgroups: comp.sys.intel Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!sparky!uunet!psinntp!digex!terryfry From: terryfry@access.digex.com (Terry Fry) Subject: Re: "586" rumours? Message-ID: <1992Aug12.043702.13165@access.digex.com> Organization: Express Access Online Communications, Greenbelt, Maryland USA References: <1992Aug07.203524.7205@sco.COM> <4254@inca.comlab.ox.ac.uk> <MKAHN.92Aug11144300@hopi.sedona.intel.com> Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 04:37:02 GMT Lines: 12