Identifying an iAPX series processor

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From: Tom Haapanen
Date: Fri, 14 Mar 1986 06:20

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Question: is it possible to identify in software the type of processor
a program is running on (assuming MS-DOS here...)?  I would like to
know whether it's an 8088, 8086, 80188, 80186 or an 80286.  If it
is possible, how do I do it?


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From: tohaapanen@watrose.UUCP (Tom Haapanen)
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Subject: Identifying an iAPX series processor
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Date: Fri, 14-Mar-86 01:20:00 EST
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Posted: Fri Mar 14 01:20:00 1986
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