Re: Identifying an iAPX series processor

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From: Michael Gingell
Date: Thu, 27 Mar 1986 14:06

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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?
> 
> 
> \tom haapanen						/ watrose!tohaapanen
> university of waterloo			    ..!watmath <-- watmum!tohaapanen
> 							\ watlion!tohaapanen

By an amazing coincidence there is just the thing for you in the very
latest PC-tech Journal. It will even identify V20 and 30s. There is
a complete article and source listing for the program. When you have
a subscription I think you can also get programs by download from a
BBS run by PC-Tech Journal.

Mike Gingell   ...decvax!mcnc!ecsvax!mjg

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