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In article <shinr.355.30262818@indstate.edu>, shinr@indstate.edu (ISU
Student) wrote:
> >gato@freud.inst.com (gato) wrote:
> 
> >>Jim Wong (jd-wong@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu) wrote:
> >>: jsart@ix.netcom.com (Joel Sartoris) writes:
> >>: >>ON a 9500/132, the speed of SoftWIndows 2.0 beta running Windows 95
> >>: >>Gold is said to rival that of an 80486DX2 33 [sic] system.
> >>                                         ^^^
> >>There's no such thing as an 80486dx2 33 MHz system.
> 
> >Yes, there is.  Some people refer to the DX2-66 as a DX2-33, as the
> >"2" means doubled.  I think Pournelle was the first person I heard use
> >this.
> 
> >It's not the correct term, Intel has always referred to the DX2-66 as
> >just that.  But it's not necessarily incorrec either, the "2" after
> >the DX should be indication enough.
> 
> One moment, my friends.  There was an overdrive doubler chip for those 
> unlucky enought to have a 486 sx/dx 16 in the first place.  
> 
> 16.666666 x 2 = 33.333333.  It is possible, but not likely, that Mr. Wong 
> has a DX2 33 as a result of using the overdrive chip.

As an aside, I have nothing of the kind -- the attributions have become a
bit confused.

-- 
Jim Wong (jd-wong@uiuc.edu)