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Re: The Motorola 68030

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From: Henry Spencer
Date: Sat, 04 Oct 1986 06:00
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> ...Remember, the 68020 is in the same generation as the 80386...

Really?  386-based machines have just barely started shipping.  And all
the software runs them as if they were 8088s, or 286s at best if you're
lucky.  68020 machines have been in the field, with software support, for
quite some time now.  I'd say the 020 has a half-generation lead.
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				Henry Spencer @ U of Toronto Zoology
				{allegra,ihnp4,decvax,pyramid}!utzoo!henry
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